Reference no: EM132211306

1. Which of the following is most likely to be primarily governed by federal law:

Real estate conveyances, mortgages, and taxes

Estates, inheritances, wills, and trusts

Copyrights, patents, and trademarks

Noise and nuisances

2. The federal courts that hear appeals from the federal trial courts are called:

District courts

Superior courts

Courts of appeals

Federal questions courts

3. The approach embodied in the U.S. Constitution to relationships among branches of government can best be described as:

Clear delineation of powers with each branch having sovereignty over its functions

Separation of powers with each branch having some check on the others

Prioritizing branches in a chain of command

Separation of powers with no branch having any power to check others

4. Which of the following is an accurate description of the president’s veto power in the U.S. Constitution?

The president may veto acts of Congress but Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress

The president may veto acts of Congress unless they are initially passed unanimously

The president may veto acts of Congress unless the U.S. Supreme Court first approves the act

The president has no veto power over acts of Congress

5. What does the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provide?

Guaranty of due process

Freedom of the press

Guaranty of equal protection

Right of the people to keep and bear arms

6. In what part of the U.S. Constitution is freedom of speech identified?

Article I

First Amendment

Fifth Amendment

Tenth Amendment

7. The law found to be unconstitutional in Griswold v. Connecticut was:

repealed by a representative legislature but reinstated by two state courts

Enacted by a representative legislature and upheld by two state courts

Repealed by a representative legislature but reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court

A common law rule recently developed by state courts

8. Which article of the U.S. Constitution addresses the judiciary?

Article I

Article II

Article III

Article VI

9. On what basis did the U.S. Supreme Court find that the Equal Protection Clause applied to the federal government?

The express terms of the Constitution

Combined with due process it is part of basic fairness

The Ninth Amendment

The Sixth Amendment

10 .According to the U.S. Supreme Court, to what extent does the First Amendment apply to state laws?

Fully

Not at all

Only with respect to the press

Only with respect to obscenity