Florida Constitutional Law Final Exam
Questions All Solved Correct Rated A+
2025-2026 Updated.
Under Florida's state constitution, what are the police powers of the state government? -
Answer In florida, the state has the power to provide for the general welfare, health, safety,
and morals of its citizens.
What is the Florida Constitution's declaration of rights? - Answer Florida's counter to the bill of
rights in Article 1. Florida's constitution states more rights than the U.S. constitution.
Includes a right to privacy, a right to work, and a right to access to the courts.
What is the Florida Constitution's Equal Protection Clause? - Answer Florida's equal protection
clause applies only to state action. The same standards of review based upon the class of
persons subject to the alleged discrimination or the types of rights allegedly infringed that apply
to the U.S. constitution apply under the Florida Constitution.
MCcall v. United States - Answer The Florida Supreme court struck down a cap on the medical
practice damages on equal protection grounds.
The Florida Constitution on Discrimination - Answer The Florida Constitution expressly forbids
discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, or physical handicap. Thus strict scrutiny
is applied to these cases.
However for all other bases the rational basis test is applicable.
Florida Constitutional Standards of Review: Strict Scrutiny - Answer To Prevail The State must
show a compelling state interest behind the law, and that the law is narrowly tailored to further
that interest.
Florida Constitutional Standards of Review: Rational Basis - Answer Plaintiff must show that
there is no rational relationship between the law and a legitimate state purpose.
Florida Constitutional Standards of Review: Intermediate Scrutiny - Answer Classifications
,Florida Constitution: Fundamental Rights, what are they? - Answer All persons have
inalienable rights including but not limited to, the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty,
pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess, and protect property.
Therefore receiving strict scrutiny.
Marriage, travel, and voting. same as all the federal rights.
Florida Constitutional right to vote, who does it apply to? - Answer Electors:
1. must be 18+
2. a permanent resident of the state
3. and registered as an elector in a county.
4. not incompetent
5. served entire prison term if a felon
Florida Constitution: Establishment Clause - Answer Florida's constitution forbids regulation
and establishment of religion by the government, and guarantees free exercise of religion,
but does not justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace, or safety.
(Florida)Establishment Clause: May public funds be used to aid in any church/religious
institution? - Answer No. Courts will apply the Lemon Test.
(Florida)Establishment Clause: What is the lemon Test? - Answer 1. Does the law have a
primarily secular purpose?
2. does the primary effect of the law neither advance nor inhibit religion?
3. Does the law not produce excessive government entanglement with religion?
, (Florida Constitution) Freedom of Speech: Time, Place, and Manner test - Answer Are allowed,
but if
Content Based: Must show the regulation is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling state
interest.
(Florida Constitution) Freedom of Speech: Commercial Speech - Answer Receives Intermediate
Scrutiny
(Florida Constitution) Freedom of Speech: Obscenity - Answer Same test as federal, but judged
by LOCAL community standards.
(Florida Constitution) Freedom of Assembly - Answer Protects peaceable assembly, against
some assemblies time place and manner restrictions are allowed but a lot of protection is
granted to citizens.
(Florida Constitution) Right to work: Definition - Answer The right to work of a person shall not
be denied based on membership or lack of membership in any labor union or labor
organization. The rights of individuals to collectively bargain shall not be denied or abridged.
Public employees shall have no right to strike.
(Florida) Due Process Clause - Answer No deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due
process of the law, double jeopardy, or be compelled to be a witness against oneself.
(Florida) Procedural Due Process: What is required to satisfy Due Process? - Answer 1. A
hearing
2. Appeal
3. And possibly a jury Trial
(Florida) Substantive Due Process: When does it apply? - Answer When fundamental rights are
taken.
Liberty, privacy, voting travel, marriage, etc,
Questions All Solved Correct Rated A+
2025-2026 Updated.
Under Florida's state constitution, what are the police powers of the state government? -
Answer In florida, the state has the power to provide for the general welfare, health, safety,
and morals of its citizens.
What is the Florida Constitution's declaration of rights? - Answer Florida's counter to the bill of
rights in Article 1. Florida's constitution states more rights than the U.S. constitution.
Includes a right to privacy, a right to work, and a right to access to the courts.
What is the Florida Constitution's Equal Protection Clause? - Answer Florida's equal protection
clause applies only to state action. The same standards of review based upon the class of
persons subject to the alleged discrimination or the types of rights allegedly infringed that apply
to the U.S. constitution apply under the Florida Constitution.
MCcall v. United States - Answer The Florida Supreme court struck down a cap on the medical
practice damages on equal protection grounds.
The Florida Constitution on Discrimination - Answer The Florida Constitution expressly forbids
discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, or physical handicap. Thus strict scrutiny
is applied to these cases.
However for all other bases the rational basis test is applicable.
Florida Constitutional Standards of Review: Strict Scrutiny - Answer To Prevail The State must
show a compelling state interest behind the law, and that the law is narrowly tailored to further
that interest.
Florida Constitutional Standards of Review: Rational Basis - Answer Plaintiff must show that
there is no rational relationship between the law and a legitimate state purpose.
Florida Constitutional Standards of Review: Intermediate Scrutiny - Answer Classifications
,Florida Constitution: Fundamental Rights, what are they? - Answer All persons have
inalienable rights including but not limited to, the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty,
pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess, and protect property.
Therefore receiving strict scrutiny.
Marriage, travel, and voting. same as all the federal rights.
Florida Constitutional right to vote, who does it apply to? - Answer Electors:
1. must be 18+
2. a permanent resident of the state
3. and registered as an elector in a county.
4. not incompetent
5. served entire prison term if a felon
Florida Constitution: Establishment Clause - Answer Florida's constitution forbids regulation
and establishment of religion by the government, and guarantees free exercise of religion,
but does not justify practices inconsistent with public morals, peace, or safety.
(Florida)Establishment Clause: May public funds be used to aid in any church/religious
institution? - Answer No. Courts will apply the Lemon Test.
(Florida)Establishment Clause: What is the lemon Test? - Answer 1. Does the law have a
primarily secular purpose?
2. does the primary effect of the law neither advance nor inhibit religion?
3. Does the law not produce excessive government entanglement with religion?
, (Florida Constitution) Freedom of Speech: Time, Place, and Manner test - Answer Are allowed,
but if
Content Based: Must show the regulation is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling state
interest.
(Florida Constitution) Freedom of Speech: Commercial Speech - Answer Receives Intermediate
Scrutiny
(Florida Constitution) Freedom of Speech: Obscenity - Answer Same test as federal, but judged
by LOCAL community standards.
(Florida Constitution) Freedom of Assembly - Answer Protects peaceable assembly, against
some assemblies time place and manner restrictions are allowed but a lot of protection is
granted to citizens.
(Florida Constitution) Right to work: Definition - Answer The right to work of a person shall not
be denied based on membership or lack of membership in any labor union or labor
organization. The rights of individuals to collectively bargain shall not be denied or abridged.
Public employees shall have no right to strike.
(Florida) Due Process Clause - Answer No deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due
process of the law, double jeopardy, or be compelled to be a witness against oneself.
(Florida) Procedural Due Process: What is required to satisfy Due Process? - Answer 1. A
hearing
2. Appeal
3. And possibly a jury Trial
(Florida) Substantive Due Process: When does it apply? - Answer When fundamental rights are
taken.
Liberty, privacy, voting travel, marriage, etc,
