US Constitution Modern Relevance 3

Question 1

Which constitutional amendment was the basis for legalizing abortion in Roe v. Wade, and was later cited in its reversal in Dobbs v. Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A right to privacy implied in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Answer

First Amendment freedom of religion

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The Ninth Amendment's unenumerated rights

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The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Question 2

A state legislature draws congressional district maps that pack minority voters into a single district to dilute their influence elsewhere. This practice is constitutionally challenged under:

Accepted Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Answer

The First Amendment's Petition Clause

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The Commerce Clause

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The Third Amendment

Question 3

The constitutional concept of 'prior restraint' protects against which government action?

Accepted Answer

Blocking publication of information before it is released to the public

Answer

Punishing speech after it is published

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Requiring licenses for firearms

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Banning protests after they turn violent

Question 4

Under the Establishment Clause, which scenario would most likely be found constitutional by modern courts?

Accepted Answer

A state providing neutral tutoring services equally to students at religious and secular schools

Answer

A public school teacher leading students in daily prayer

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A city government erecting a permanent Ten Commandments monument on its own to promote religion

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A public university funding only religious student organizations

Question 5

Which doctrine allows federal courts to avoid deciding constitutional questions when a case can be resolved on other grounds?

Accepted Answer

Constitutional avoidance

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Substantive due process

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Incorporationism

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Strict scrutiny

Question 6

The modern 'unitary executive theory' argues that the President has broad control over which branch of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

All executive branch agencies and officials

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The entire federal judiciary

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The Senate's treaty ratification process

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State governors and their agencies

Question 7

Which constitutional amendment would be most relevant in a legal challenge to a government program that forces homeowners to quarter military personnel during peacetime?

Accepted Answer

Third Amendment

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First Amendment

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Second Amendment

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Fourth Amendment