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BLW 203 CHAPTER 5 6TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A federal form of government is one in which sovereign power is vested entirely in a central governing authority.
 

 2. 

The federal government retains all powers not specifically delegated to the states.
 

 3. 

The Constitution provides for three branches of government.
 

 4. 

The state governments retain all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government.
 

 5. 

The federal government cannot regulate commerce within a state, even if the commerce concerns more than one state.
 

 6. 

The Constitution expressly excludes state regulation of commerce.
 

 7. 

When state regulations impinge on interstate commerce, commerce must yield to the regulations, no matter how heavy the burden placed on commerce.
 

 8. 

When there is a direct conflict between a federal and a state law, the state law is rendered invalid.
 

 9. 

Whether the federal government has preempted a certain area is always clear.
 

 10. 

If a tax passed by Congress is reasonable, it is within the national taxing power.
 

 11. 

Some constitutional protections apply to business entities.
 

 12. 

The Bill of Rights confers absolute rights, not subject to interpretation by the United States Supreme Court.
 

 13. 

Political speech that would otherwise be protected by the First Amendment loses that protection if its source is a corporation.
 

 14. 

The First Amendment does not protect commercial speech as extensively as noncommercial speech.
 

 15. 

A federal law that promotes a religion is constitutional.
 

 16. 

A government law that restricts a fundamental right will be held to violate substantive due process unless it promotes a compelling or overriding state interest.
 

 17. 

Any law that distinguishes between or among individuals violates the equal protection clause.
 

 18. 

The terms "substantive due process" and "equal protection" mean the same thing.
 

 19. 

Review of a law on a substantive due process basis and review of a law on an equal protection basis considers some similar questions.
 

 20. 

There is a specific guarantee of a right to privacy in the Constitution.
 



 
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