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The Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause protects both enumerated and unenumerated constitutional rights. What's the primary difference between two?
Which government jurisdictions are obligated to apply freedom of expression protections?
The courts, especially the US Supreme court, have played a vital role in providing ( ) interpretations of otherwise () civil liberties.
Which clauses in the First Amendment are used to protect religious freedom?
What historical movement led to the ratification of the fourteenth amendment, to protect citizens' federal liberties against state infringement?
Which level of govt, according to the 1933 Religous Freedom Restoration Act, must meet"strict scrutiny" when passing laws that potentially infringe on personal religous liberties?
The power of judicial review allows courts to decide whether an act of government is ( ). Decisions made via judicial review apply to all ( ).
State law requiring fog lights in all trucks traveling in the state. The state cities safety concerns because of the early morning coastal fog. The type of light required costs $5000 per truck to install. Allowed under DCC?
A State prohibited the sale of all of a certain product in a certain casing, but permitted the sale of the product in a different casing. The statute required all producers producing the product, both in-state and out-of-state, to comply with the new packaging provisions.A business says, "we have all this extra milk we don't know what to do with it, so much that it would put us out of business. Can we have an exception so we can get rid of that milk even though its in plastic?"
A new resident of a state challenges state's requirement of a one-year residency before voting. Is his case MOOT if one year passes and he is allowed to vote?
A prisoner brings suit for lack of kosher food in prison violating constitutional rights. Is his case MOOT if his sentence ends and he is released?
1. A State law established a program that required drug manufacturers selling prescription drugs in the state to provide rebates on the sales through any publicly supported financial assistance program. 2. The rebates would go to a state-administered fund to participating pharmacies where residents could purchase the drugs at a discounted price.
Does a taxpayer have standing to challenge their own taxes?
State law providing a direct subsidy to in-state companies that manufacture electric vehicles for sale in the state. Out-of-state companies that manufacture electric vehicles for sale in CA do not receive the subsidy. Allowed under DCC?
State had a pre-existing regulation against pesticides. Federal government attempted to create an act that would regulate pesticide use, labeling, and authorized specific roles for state and local authorities to enforce the act. The act would require permits for using pesticides to public lands, private lands subject to public use, or aerial application to public land.M applied for a permit to spray aerially on a portion of his land. He was granted the permit but precluded any aerial spraying and restricted the lands he could spray on.
A state law required ALL travel agencies which serve state residents to apply for a license. The license must be renewed every year by a $500 fee. Allowed under DCC?
FCC adopted regulations that established standards governing the quality of TV signals. The regulations prohibited local authorities from imposing more stringent standards.FCC did so because it believed there was a need for national uniformity in TV signal standards, which would preempt the field of TV signal-quality regulation that already existed.
Federal immigration law expressly preempts "any state or local law imposing sanctions" on those who employ unauthorized citizens.Arizona enacted a statute that could suspend or revoke employment licenses from state employers who knowingly/intentionally employed unauthorized aliens. The statute would require every employer to use E-Verify for all hiring employees to verify their citizenship status.Argued that Arizona's statute was expressly and impliedly preempted by federal immigration law, and that the mandatory use of E-Verify was impliedly preempted.
A federal act required US Attorney General to implement a nationwide handgun background check system. State and local officials were required to conduct the background checks under the act. Constitutional?
the ________ branch has power to veto bills which is a check on the __________ branch