Legal Environment of Business Quiz 2 – LAW 2221, Chapter 2 – 2026 – Study and
Practice Guide
The U.S. Constitution is composed of a preamble, 7 articles, and 27 amendments. - correct
answer ✔✔ True.
A corporation may be searched by a governmental agency at any time and for any reason. -
correct answer ✔✔ False.
The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution ensure that the executive branch of the
government is always dominant over the other two branches. - correct answer ✔✔ False.
Congress may tax only those activities or property that it is authorized to regulate directly under
any of the enumerated regulatory powers. - correct answer ✔✔ False.
Political spending by corporations is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment. -
correct answer ✔✔ True.
Which of the following is a congressional power granted by the U.S. Constitution? - correct
answer ✔✔ The power to regulate commerce.
Congress's broadest powers are derived from the - correct answer ✔✔ Commerce clause.
The power granted by the supremacy clause to override a state law is called ______________. -
correct answer ✔✔ Preemption.
If a state in the United States enacts a statute that affects the rights of children born out of
wedlock and it is challenged, the courts will most likely examine the constitutionality of the
statute applying - correct answer ✔✔ Intermediate-level scrutiny.
Practice Guide
The U.S. Constitution is composed of a preamble, 7 articles, and 27 amendments. - correct
answer ✔✔ True.
A corporation may be searched by a governmental agency at any time and for any reason. -
correct answer ✔✔ False.
The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution ensure that the executive branch of the
government is always dominant over the other two branches. - correct answer ✔✔ False.
Congress may tax only those activities or property that it is authorized to regulate directly under
any of the enumerated regulatory powers. - correct answer ✔✔ False.
Political spending by corporations is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment. -
correct answer ✔✔ True.
Which of the following is a congressional power granted by the U.S. Constitution? - correct
answer ✔✔ The power to regulate commerce.
Congress's broadest powers are derived from the - correct answer ✔✔ Commerce clause.
The power granted by the supremacy clause to override a state law is called ______________. -
correct answer ✔✔ Preemption.
If a state in the United States enacts a statute that affects the rights of children born out of
wedlock and it is challenged, the courts will most likely examine the constitutionality of the
statute applying - correct answer ✔✔ Intermediate-level scrutiny.
