Chapter $4-$Work Set

True$-$False Questions

$q,1.$ A federal form of government is one in which a central authority holds all power.

$q,2.$ The president can hold acts of Congress and of the courts unconstitutional.

$q,3.$ Congress can regulate any activity that substantially affects commerce.

$q,4.$ A state law that substantially interferes with interstate commerce is unconstitutional.

$q,5.$ When there is a direct conflict between a federal law and a state law, the federal law is invalid.

$q,6.$ If a tax is reasonable, it is within the federal taxing power.

$q,7.$ The Bill of Rights protects individuals against types of interference by the federal government only.

$8.$ Any restriction on commercial speech is unconstitutional.

$9.$ Due process and equal protection are different terms for the same thing.

$10.$ The First Amendment protects individuals from speech that violates state criminal laws.

Multiple$-$Choice Questions $q,$

$q,1.$ Of the three branches of the federal government provided by the Constitution, the branch that makes laws is

a$.$ the administrative branch.

b$.$ the executive branch.

c$.$ the judicial branch.

d$.$ the legislative branch.

$2.$ Under the commerce clause, Congress can regulate

a$.$ any commercial activity in the United States.

b$.$ any noncommercial activity in the United States.

c$.$ both a and $b.$

$4.$ none of the above.

$q,$ A business challenges a state law in court, claiming that it unlawfully interferes with interstate commer The court will consider

a$.$ only the state's interest in regulating the matter.

b$.$ only the burden that the law places on interstate commerce.

c$.$ the state's interest in regulating the matter and the burden that the law places on interstate commerce.

d$.$ none of the above.

$4.$ A state statute that bans corporations from making political contributions that individuals can legally $m$ likely to be unconstitutional under

a$.$ the commerce clause.

b$.$ the First Amendment.

c$.$ the establishment clause.

d$.$ the supremacy clause.

$5.$ A tate statute that bans certain adver mi led is likely to be unconstitutional under

a$.$ the commerce clause.

b$.$ the First Amendment.

c$.$ the upremacy clause.

d$.$ non of the above.