NYLE Constitutional Law 1

Question 1

Under the Commerce Clause, Congress may regulate purely intrastate economic activity when it:

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Has a direct and substantial effect on interstate commerce

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Involves goods that were once in the stream of commerce

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Pertains to any activity occurring within a federally regulated industry

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Is expressly authorized by a state legislature

Question 2

A plaintiff has Article III standing to sue in federal court when she establishes:

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Injury in fact, causation, and redressability

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A cognizable legal claim, ripeness, and mootness avoidance

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A constitutional violation, federal question jurisdiction, and timeliness

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Injury in fact, typicality, and adequacy of representation

Question 3

Under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, a regulatory taking requiring just compensation occurs when a government regulation:

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Denies the owner all economically beneficial use of the property

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Reduces the market value of property by more than 50%

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Eliminates any single permitted use of the property

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Transfers a property right from one private party to another

Question 4

The Supremacy Clause provides that federal law preempts state law when:

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Congress expressly preempts state law, occupies the field, or there is actual conflict

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The federal statute was enacted after the conflicting state statute

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Congress has the power to regulate the subject matter under any enumerated power

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A federal agency has issued regulations on the same topic as the state law

Question 5

Procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment is triggered when the government seeks to deprive a person of:

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A protected liberty or property interest

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Any benefit the government has chosen to provide

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Only fundamental constitutional rights

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Interests recognized by the common law at the time of the Founding

Question 6

Under rational basis review, a law will be upheld if it is:

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Rationally related to a legitimate government interest

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Substantially related to an important government interest

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Narrowly tailored to a compelling government interest

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Reasonably necessary to advance a significant government purpose

Question 7

The Eleventh Amendment generally bars federal courts from hearing suits:

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Brought by private citizens against a state in federal court without the state's consent

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Brought by one state against another state in any court

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Brought against federal officials acting in their individual capacity

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Brought by citizens of one state against citizens of another state