BLAW 310 CHAPTER .4 PRACTICE EXAM SOLUTION 2022
federal form of government - Compromise in which the national government shares sovereign
power with the states
1. legislative
2. executive
3. judicial - the separation of powers (3)
commerce clause - gives the federal government the power to regulate commercial activities
among the various states
- an expansion of national powers under the commerce clause
regulatory powers of the states
"dormant" commerce clause
Supremacy Clause - allows laws enacted by the federal government to take priority over
conflicting state laws
bill of rights - protections for the individual against various types of interference by the federal
government
14th Amendment - passed in 1868
" no state shall deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law
NO - are the rights secured by the bill of rights absolute?
Supreme Court - who is ultimately the final interpreter of the constitution?
1st Amendment - - establishment clause
- free exercise clause
establishment clause - prohibits government from establishing a state-sponsored religion, or
passing laws that favor one over the other
federal form of government - Compromise in which the national government shares sovereign
power with the states
1. legislative
2. executive
3. judicial - the separation of powers (3)
commerce clause - gives the federal government the power to regulate commercial activities
among the various states
- an expansion of national powers under the commerce clause
regulatory powers of the states
"dormant" commerce clause
Supremacy Clause - allows laws enacted by the federal government to take priority over
conflicting state laws
bill of rights - protections for the individual against various types of interference by the federal
government
14th Amendment - passed in 1868
" no state shall deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law
NO - are the rights secured by the bill of rights absolute?
Supreme Court - who is ultimately the final interpreter of the constitution?
1st Amendment - - establishment clause
- free exercise clause
establishment clause - prohibits government from establishing a state-sponsored religion, or
passing laws that favor one over the other
