Business Its Legal Ethical and Global Environment 10th Edition by by Marianne M. Jennings - Test Bank

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Business Its Legal Ethical and Global Environment 10th Edition by by Marianne M. Jennings – Test Bank

 

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Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. Article I of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch of government.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

2. Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

3. The executive branch of the federal government has no enforcement authority.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

4. The Bill of Rights contains the Commerce Clause.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

5. The Bill of Rights covers freedom of speech.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

6. The Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to regulate interstate and international commerce.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

7. If the underlying activity Congress attempts to regulate is not economic in nature, authority for such regulation is not part of the Commerce Clause.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

8. The Supreme Court uses the direct and immediate effect test in reviewing congressional regulation of interstate commerce.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

9. States can never regulate interstate commerce.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

10. State regulation of commerce is controlled by both the commerce and supremacy clauses.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

11. One state can impose a tax on a corporation’s property if the corporation does any business in the state.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

12. A state cannot tax catalogue sales made to residents in the state from firms located outside the state.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

13. In supremacy clause cases, legislative intent of Congress is examined.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

14. In supremacy clause cases, the pervasiveness of the regulatory scheme is examined.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

15. The states’ police powers are subject to a balancing test.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

16. During President Obama’s State of the Union address in 2009, Justice Alito was captured on camera visibly disagreeing with the President about the outcome of the Citizens United case.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Evaluation

 

17. Corporate political speech is afforded the same First Amendment protection as individual political speech.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

18. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments provide procedural due process protections for corporations and individuals.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

19. An unconstitutionally vague statute cannot be a basis for criminal prosecution.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

20. Substantive due process is the same as procedural due process.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

21. The First Amendment does not cover corporate ads on ballot propositions.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

22. Corporate political speech enjoys less First Amendment protection than individual political speech.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporae Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

23. Procedural due process rights exist in administrative, civil, and criminal proceedings.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

24. A state law that covers all businesses cannot give in-state businesses an advantage over out-of-state businesses.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

25. Advertising by professionals is permitted because of First Amendment protections.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

26. Corporations cannot make political contributions because of First Amendment constraints.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

27. The U.S. Supreme Court has always found interstate commerce is involved regardless of how small the business or its impact.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

28. The U.S. Supreme Court has prohibited regulation of advertising by professionals.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

29. Chief Justice Roberts not only clerked for former Chief Justice Rehnquist but also succeeded him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

30. The Ollie’s Barbeque case and the Morrison case have nothing in common legally because one involved interstate commerce and the other case involved intrastate commerce.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

31. The First Amendment prohibits state regulation of false advertising.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

32. To be constitutional, federal statutes regulating commerce within a state must involve some economic activity.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

33. There are no limitations on what constitutes an effect on interstate commerce for purposes of constitutionality of a federal statute.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

34. Federal regulation of the Internet is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

35. California cannot impose taxes on a corporation that is incorporated in Arizona and doing business in California and thirty-two other states.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

36. A statute that requires only out-of-state milk companies to undergo additional testing for their products is unconstitutional.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

37. So called “soft money” donations are protected under the First Amendment.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

38. The Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment are the “due process” amendments.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

39. Citizens United involves the genesis of the sub-prime loan scandals.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

40. McCain-Feingold refers to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

41. The Nike dispute dealt with the right of a company to publish editorials and letters to the editor in its defense.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

42. States have authority over international commerce that comes within their borders and can circumvent U.S. treaties.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

43. Taxes on sales across the Internet will be subject to constitutional protections and constraints.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

44. The Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 prohibits sales tax on Internet transactions.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

45. The Commerce Clause was the basis for federal authority for passing and enforcing the Civil Rights Act.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

46. In those areas in which federal laws and regulations are extensive and detailed, the likelihood is that the Supremacy Clause precludes state regulation.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

47. A state law that exempts in-state businesses from additional licensing and inspections but that applies to out-of-state businesses is not a proper exercise of police powers.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

48. Requiring farmers shipping goods from outside the state to use only in-state companies for transportation is not a proper exercise of the police power.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

49. Advertising is commercial speech and cannot be limited because of First Amendment protections.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   False
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

50. An unconstitutionally vague statute is a violation of substantive due process rights.

  a. True
  b. False

 

ANSWER:   True
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

51. Which of the following sections of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government?

  a. Article I
  b. Article II
  c. Article III
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

52. Which of the following is currently the test for determining whether conduct is or is not interstate commerce?

  a. direct and immediate effect test
  b. affectation doctrine
  c. regulation of goods and not businesses
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

53. The city of Mesa has developed a street improvement plan that will add lanes to one of the major north/south corridors. Because of the addition of the lanes, businesses along the corridor will lose frontage. However, none of the businesses will be required to move. Which of the following statements is true?

  a. The city need not compensate the businesses since they will still remain intact.
  b. The city must compensate the businesses for taking.
  c. The city cannot take land for this purpose.
  d. The city can attach “0” value to the frontage.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Eminent Domain: The Takings Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

54. The Supremacy Clause:

  a. controls whether Congress or the states have the authority to regulate commerce.
  b. gives Congress full authority to regulate all areas of commerce.
  c. is never applied in state regulation cases.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

55. Which of the following is not a requirement for a valid state tax?

  a. Tax cannot discriminate against interstate business.
  b. Tax cannot apply to businesses in interstate commerce.
  c. There must be a sufficient nexus between the state and the business being taxed.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

56. The state of Montana, in response to “outsiders” controlling ranch properties, has passed a statute that requires 6 months of residency before an individual can purchase 40 or more acres of land. The statute is:

  a. a legitimate exercise of state powers.
  b. an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.
  c. constitutional because the statute applies only to intrastate lands.
  d. constitutional because all buyers must be residents.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

57. Which of the following is not a relevant issue examined in a preemption issue?

  a. legislative history
  b. level of detail in the federal regulation
  c. benefits of federal regulation
  d. degree of conflict
  e. All of the above are relevant issues.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

58. The police power of the states:

  a. has no federal limitations.
  b. can extend to interstate business.
  c. has been severely curtailed in recent years.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

59. The balancing test:

  a. is one applied in supremacy issue cases.
  b. is one applied in state regulation of interstate commerce.
  c. involves the exercise of state taxation powers.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

60. The First Amendment:

  a. does not afford protection for corporate political speech.
  b. does not permit regulation of corporate advertising.
  c. provides limited protection for corporate political speech.
  d. is applied differently to commercial speech.
  e. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Application of the Bill of Rights to Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

61. In administrative proceedings, procedural due process requires:

  a. a trial in which the party charged can be heard.
  b. notice of hearing.
  c. right to an attorney.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

62. Advertising by lawyers:

  a. can be prohibited in the interest of protecting the public.
  b. enjoys no First Amendment protections.
  c. can be regulated but not prohibited.
  d. none of the above.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

63. Corporate political speech:

  a. enjoys full First Amendment protection.
  b. can be regulated.
  c. can be prohibited.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

64. A new statute passed by the state of Vermont prohibits the sale of any maple syrup not produced in Vermont anywhere in Vermont. The legislators maintain that the statute is for the health and welfare of Vermont residents because the state of Vermont regulates producers to ensure quality and sanitation standards. The new statute is:

  a. constitutional as an exercise of the health and safety regulatory powers of the state.
  b. constitutional as a control of intrastate commerce.
  c. constitutional because it applies only to sales in the state.
  d. unconstitutional because of its excessive approach.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

65. Which of the following is not part of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

  a. freedom of speech
  b. supremacy clause
  c. due process
  d. privacy

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

66. The Bellotti doctrine gives corporations:

  a. less First Amendment protections for political speech than individuals have.
  b. the same First Amendment protections for political speech that individuals have.
  c. more First Amendment protections for political speech than individuals have.
  d. no First Amendment protections for political speech than individuals have.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

67. Which of the following is not a right protected in the Bill of Rights?

  a. noninterference with contracts
  b. freedom of speech
  c. right to privacy
  d. right to due process

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

68. Which two amendments to the U.S. Constitution provide for equal protection?

  a. First and Fourth
  b. Fourth and Fifth
  c. First and Fifth
  d. Fifth and Fourteenth

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

69. Under the Commerce Clause, the authority to regulate foreign commerce is given to:

  a. Congress.
  b. the executive branch.
  c. the individual states.
  d. only the Senate.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

70. Police power is:

  a. the states’ authority to bypass the Fifth Amendment.
  b. the states’ authority to conduct searches under the Fourth Amendment.
  c. government agencies’ authority to conduct a search of private property at any time.
  d. the states’ power to pass laws to promote public welfare and health and safety .

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

71. Which justice was seen on camera disagreeing with President Obama during his State of the Union address in 2009?

  a. Justice Roberts
  b. Justice Scalia
  c. Justice Alito
  d. Justice Thomas

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

72. The state of Arizona has just passed a mandatory seat belt law that will require anyone traveling in Arizona to put on his/her seat belt. Several travelers from other states that do not have such seat belt laws have brought suit challenging the constitutionality of the Arizona law as an undue burden on interstate commerce. What test will the court apply in reviewing the statute?

  a. the apportionment test
  b. the impairment test
  c. the balancing test
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

73. What authority would the state of Arizona claim for passing a mandatory seat belt law requiring anyone traveling in Arizona to put on his/her seat belt?

  a. preemption clause
  b. police power
  c. the nexus power
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

74. Spiegel, Inc., has a catalog merchandise return facility in Nevada. Spiegel employs many phone operators for processing return requests, and merchandise is returned to the facility and stored there for later dispatch. The state of Nevada has proposed taxing Spiegel’s full inventory based on the theory that it could have passed through the Nevada facility. Spiegel’s main warehouse is in Chicago, Illinois. Nevada:

  a. has the power to tax Spiegel’s full inventory because of its location in the state.
  b. has the power to tax Spiegel so long as all merchants in Nevada are taxed the same way.
  c. has properly apportioned its tax since it only applies to inventory and not income.
  d. does not have the authority under the U.S. Constitution to tax Spiegel’s full inventory.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

75. The purpose of the Supremacy Clause is to:

  a. resolve conflicts of federal and state law by declaring the federal law supreme.
  b. resolve conflicts of federal and state law by declaring state law supreme.
  c. allow Congress to preempt all state regulation of interstate commerce.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

76. Which case ruled that when acting as a private person even the president of the United States is not above the law?

  a. Citizen’s United
  b. Nixon v. Administrator of General Services
  c. Clinton v. Jones
  d. Altria Group

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

77. Which of the following actions by a corporation would enjoy full First Amendment protection (i.e., could not be regulated)?

  a. a media campaign by a tobacco company against a cigarette tax increase
  b. a media campaign for soap that inaccurately labels the soap “hypoallergenic”
  c. advertising by an attorney that is misleading with respect to the fees charged for services
  d. a mailing that contains offers for the sale of fraudulent securities

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   First Amendment Protection for Advertising
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

78. Which of the following would not be a taking for purposes of eminent domain?

  a. the condemnation of land for use in a low-income housing project
  b. the requirement that beach-front land owners allow public access to the beach through their lots
  c. the placement of a 4″ × 6″ cable box on the roof of an apartment building by a public cable firm
  d. All of the above are takings.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Eminent Domain: The Takings Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

79. The rights of land owners in eminent domain are protected by the:

  a. First Amendment.
  b. Fifth Amendment.
  c. Fourteenth Amendment.
  d. Fourth Amendment.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Eminent Domain: The Takings Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

80. Substantive due process rights:

  a. no longer exist.
  b. have been changed to procedural due process rights.
  c. are found in criminal procedure statutes.
  d. prevent laws that take property without reason and justification.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

81. The state of Arizona has just passed a law requiring that oranges shipped into the state from growers located outside of the state meet certain minimum size requirements. The size requirements do not apply to oranges grown in Arizona. The new Arizona statute is:

  a. a permissible regulation of commerce.
  b. permissible so long as the statute promotes the health and welfare of the state’s residents.
  c. an impermissible regulation of interstate commerce.
  d. constitutional if there is a regulatory protest means available.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

82. South Dakota is the location for many national banks’ credit card operations. How much income tax could the state of South Dakota collect on the banks that operate their credit card divisions there?

  a. South Dakota could collect tax on the banks’ full income.
  b. South Dakota cannot collect income tax unless the banks are headquartered or incorporated there.
  c. South Dakota cannot collect any income tax from foreign corporations.
  d. South Dakota can collect income taxes from earnings on the credit card operations.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

83. The state of Wyoming has just passed a law requiring all cars entering the state to be equipped with side air bags. The Wyoming requirement:

  a. is constitutional because it does not apply to commerce.
  b. is unconstitutional.
  c. is constitutional so long as Wyoming residents are subject to the same rule.
  d. is constitutional if side airbags are technologically feasible.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

84. Congress passed a law permitting those who were the victims of hate crimes to bring suit in federal district court to recover from the perpetrators of the hate crimes. Such a statute:

  a. is a legitimate exercise of Congressional authority.
  b. is an unconstitutional expansion of the Commerce Clause.
  c. is constitutional so long as the state agrees.
  d. is constitutional so long as there is an economic impact of hate speech.
  e. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

85. Congress passed a law prohibiting any organization from spending money on ads against ballot propositions. The legislative history shows that Congress found that organizations spend far too much money on these ads and regular citizens’ voices cannot be heard and disseminated against such powerful communication. The statute:

  a. is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.
  b. is constitutional so long as the factual findings are adequate.
  c. is constitutional because there are no money limits, only a prohibition.
  d. is constitutional if it applies to corporations as well as nonprofits.
  e. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

86. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

  a. Article III of the U.S. Constitution – the Courts
  b. The Bill of Rights – First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  c. The Fifth Amendment – due process
  d. The First Amendment – substantive due process
  e. The Fourteenth Amendment – due process

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

87. Where in the U.S. Constitution are the provisions governing a student’s right to a hearing prior to suspension from school?

  a. First Amendment
  b. Commerce Clause
  c. Article III
  d. Article II
  e. Fifth Amendment

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

88. A company is incorporated in Pennsylvania and has offices in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana. Which states may tax the business?

  a. Pennsylvania only
  b. Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana
  c. only those states in which it has physical contact with the customers
  d. only those states which recognize other states’ taxation policy
  e. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana proportionately

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

89. For state regulation of interstate commerce to be constitutional:

  a. the state’s purpose must be to protect the public’s health and safety.
  b. the state cannot place an undue burden on interstate commerce.
  c. either a or b
  d. both a and b

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

90. LL Bean has warehouse facilities in Maine, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Utah, and North Dakota.

  a. Any states in which LL Bean does business can tax the warehouse inventory.
  b. Any states in which LL Bean has warehouses can tax LL Bean on all of its inventory.
  c. Any state in which LL Bean has warehouses can tax LL Bean on the inventory in that state.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

91. Son-of-Sam laws:

  a. deal with political contributions by corporations.
  b. provide for taxation differences on interstate vs. intrastate commerce.
  c. prevent perpetrators from profiting from their crimes.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Profits From Sensationalism
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

92. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act:

  a. regulates soft money use.
  b. regulates PACs.
  c. outlawed think tanks.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

93. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is more commonly referred to as the _____ law.

  a. Violence Against Women
  b. McCain-Feingold
  c. PAC Pre-emption
  d. Rainbow Coalition

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

94. Which of the following areas has Congress preempted?

  a. auto vehicle safety standards
  b. aircraft routes
  c. both a and b
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

95. Which areas of commercial speech are fully and constitutionally regulated?

  a. political donation
  b. corporate campaigns on issues with referenda
  c. speech on social issues
  d. All of the above are fully and constitutionally regulated.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

96. Jamie has been accused of plagiarizing his sociology term paper from an Internet site. His professor has given him a failing grade and there is no right to a hearing or an appeal. Jamie asks, “What rights do I have?”

  a. Some form of due process: hearing or vote or right of appeal to an administrator or board.
  b. No rights because Jamie goes to a private school.
  c. No rights because it is the teacher’s decision only.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

97. Which of the following qualifies as a presence in a state for purposes of collecting sales tax from an Internet merchant?

  a. having an office in the state
  b. having an employee who works in the state
  c. owning or leasing property in the state
  d. All of the above constitute a qualifying presence.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

98. In which of the following areas of constitutional law is the balancing test used?

  a. state police powers
  b. Congressional regulation of commerce
  c. preemption
  d. The balancing test is used in all of the above areas of constitutional law.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

99. In which of the following areas of constitutional law is the nexus test used?

  a. state police powers
  b. state regulation of commerce
  c. state taxation of commerce
  d. All of the above areas use the nexus test.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

100. State and local governments can exercise eminent domain under the Kelo decision:

  a. only when there is a clear public purpose use proposed for the land being taken.
  b. if there is a plan for economic development or revitalization.
  c. only if the land will be used by another public entity.
  d. both a and c

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Eminent Domain: The Takings Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

101. Contributions to PACs are protected by:

  a. the due process clause.
  b. the First Amendment.
  c. various state laws, but not protected at the federal level.
  d. none of the above

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

102. Janis Hoffman was involved in a tailgate brawl that took place in the parking lot of State U just prior to one of State’s football games. Janis and others have charges pending with the county attorney. State U has filed charges against Janis and the others for violation of State U’s code of conduct that prohibits disorderly conduct on university property. She has been suspended for a semester. When she requested a hearing she was told that the charges by the county were sufficient proof for her university misconduct charges.

  a. State U officials are correct; the criminal charges will give Janis her due process.
  b. State U officials must still provide Janis with a hearing on the University charges.
  c. The University charges will not stand until Janis is convicted.
  d. both b and c

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

103. The State of Louisiana’s Sunday closing law provides that “all stores, shops, saloons, and all places of public business, licensed under the law of Louisiana or under any parochial or municipal law, shall be closed on Sunday.” The statute had 25 exemptions including drug stores, hotels, restaurants, theaters, the 1984 Exposition, and stores occupying a space of 1,500 square feet or less. Home Depot wishes to challenge the closing law on its constitutionality. What constitutional provisions would apply?

ANSWER:   The state is using its police power, but the statute may have the effect of favoring small local businesses over the large interstate chains. Also, the effect may raise issues of substantive due process – a right is taken away without discussion. See for full details: Home Depot Inc. v. Guste, 773 F.2d 616 (5th Cir. 1985).
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

104. The city of Renton, Washington, has passed an ordinance that prohibits adult motion picture theaters from locating within 1,000 feet of any residential zone, single- or multiple-family dwelling, church, park, or school. Several businesses have brought suit challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance. What would be the basis for such a suit? Discuss possible results.

ANSWER:   The businesses brought the challenge alleging the regulation was: (1) an infringement upon their First Amendment rights, and (2) an excessive exercise of the police power.

The Court upheld the regulation – the speech itself was not prohibited – only the time, place, and manner were regulated. The Court also found a legitimate state interest in the regulation (near homes) of pornography. See City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters, Inc., 475 U.S. 41 (1986).

POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

105. Trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC or “piggyback”) service is a form of mixed train and truck transportation that enables a carrier to transport a trailer and its contents over rail on a flatcar and then to haul the trailer on the highway. The shipment remains within the trailer during the entire journey. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) prohibits states from regulating this mode of shipment since the ICC has extensive regulations in the rail and interstate trucking industry. Discuss the constitutional implications of this decision.

ANSWER:   Students should discuss the issues of preemption and interstate commerce, state police power, and so forth. See ICC v. Texas, 479 U.S. 450 (1987).
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

106. The Lake Nixon Club near Little Rock, Arkansas, had a racial restriction on the use of its 232-acre amusement area, which included areas for swimming, boating, sunbathing, picnicking, miniature golf, and snack bars. Discuss how an interstate commerce connection might be found so that the federal civil rights act could be used to invalidate the restriction.

ANSWER:   Students should compare to Ollie’s Barbecue – food shipments, interstate travelers, supplies, and so on. See Daniel v. Pane, 395 U.S. 298 (1969).
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

107. Discuss the ruling and the importance of Citizens United.

ANSWER:   Parts of the BCRA violates the First Amendment even for corporations. Section 441b is an outright ban on political speech. Justice Kennedy said for the Supreme Court that is unlawful because the First Amendment confirms the right to think for ourselves. “The civic discourse belongs to the people and the government may not prescribe the means used to conduct it.”
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

108. The state of Arizona follows a merit review process of proposed securities offerings. The Securities Division reviews proposed offerings to look for problems with fraud. This review is done in addition to the SEC review at the federal level. The state regulators have recently issued an interpretation that provides the state can stop all stock offerings of any firms doing business in Arizona – even if the stock will not be sold to Arizona residents. Can the regulators constitutionally exercise this power?

ANSWER:   In Arizona Corporation Commission v. Media Products, Inc., 736 P.2d 527 (Az. 1989), the Arizona Supreme Court said no. Such an exercise of power was preempted by federal securities laws, and Arizona could not regulate all securities offerings from its state.
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

109. The state of Arizona has passed a tax reform bill that taxes property owners at a specified rate with the exception of mines and utilities. Both mines and utilities are assigned a higher rate of tax for their properties. A state legislator commented on the bill, “In some of these small towns, without the higher rate of taxation for mines and utilities, the schools in these towns would suffer because the property is worth nothing and there are no property tax dollars coming in. We have to tax these area’s wealthiest citizens at a different rate and those citizens happen to be the mining companies and the public utilities.” Is the tax constitutional?

ANSWER:   In this case, the Arizona Court of Appeals held that the method of taxation, while certainly motivated by proper concerns, singled out particular businesses for higher tax rates. While business property in general could be taxed at higher rates, the legislature could not single out particular taxpayers for payment of higher rates. The taxation scheme was declared unconstitutional as violative of the equal protection clause.
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Constitutional Standards for Taxation of Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

110. The state of Arizona has passed a law requiring state agencies to conduct their business with the public in both Spanish and English. A voters’ referendum repealed the law and several citizens’ groups brought suit challenging the referendum as a violation of their U.S. Constitutional rights. What would be the basis of their suit?

ANSWER:   Due process; equal rights – fifth and fourteenth amendments.
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Application of the Bill of Rights to Business
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

111. Match the following with the correct letter:
(1) Article III
(2) Fifth Amendment
(3) First Amendment
(4) Fourteenth Amendment

a. Due process protection at the state level
b. Due process protection at the federal level
c. Freedom of speech
d. Federal court system

 

ANSWER:   1 = d, 2 = b, 3 = c, 4 = a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Easy
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

112. Explain why a federal statute that permits federal suits against defendants who have committed crimes against women is unconstitutional while civil rights laws are considered constitutional.

ANSWER:   The underlying economic distinction is critical. The civil rights issues address economic activity such as restaurants and hotels and their impact on interstate commerce. The crimes against women are non-economic based.
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The Commerce Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Evaluation

 

113. Analyze and discuss why the top corporate and trade PACs are the top political contributors.

ANSWER:   The top PAC contributors are all involved in markets that are regulated by the government. It makes sense that these groups would want to influence the elections and opinions of those who will pass legislation concerning their industries. From the 2007-2008 data, The National Association of Realtors, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AT&T, American Bankers Association, and the National Beer Wholesalers Association are the top 5 contributors in total dollar amounts. All of these PACs represent highly regulated markets.
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   First Amendment Rights and Corporate Political Speech
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

114. Bailey’s Brake Service, a bit of an eyesore at a main intersection near the faltering downtown area of Mesa, Arizona, was a family-founded, owned and operated business that had been open in its existing location since 1970. Lenhardt’s True Value Hardware store was also a longstanding Mesa business with a location south and east of Bailey’s and a desire for a better location as well as a professed desire to revitalize Mesa’s downtown area. The Lenhardts had purchased the property abutting Bailey’s but felt that the street-facing Bailey’s property was necessary for its location, location, location.

The city fathers and mothers were in favor of condemnation of the Bailey use, a taking by eminent domain, followed by a “reissuing” of the once Bailey property to Lenhardt’s for its construction of a new and much less eyesoreish retail establishment on the site:

Randy Bailey challenged the taking of his business as unconstitutional. Discuss the issues in his case and challenge to the city’s taking by eminent domain.

ANSWER:   Students should apply the doctrine of Kelo and note the following:

1. The U.S. Supreme Court now permits takings for purposes of economic development.
2. Such a taking requires that there be an economic development plan in place so that property is not simply transferred from one private party to another.
3. There must be adequate compensation.

In this case, Bailey won – the court refused to uphold the taking, but it was the Arizona Supreme Court and there were issues with whether there was an adequate economic development plan in place that required replacement of Bailey’s.

POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Legal
TOPICS:   Eminent Domain: The Takings Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

115. A federal statute makes it a felony to engage in any commercial act involving the “cruelty, wounding, or killing” of an animal or depicting anything being to an animal that is prohibited by law.  Robert Stevens ran a website that sold films of dog fighting, many of which were films done in Japan where such activity is not illegal. He was convicted of violating the federal statute.  Stevens appealed his case on the grounds that his First Amendment rights were violated because the statute was overly broad. What theory of constitutional law would Stevens be using in his appeal?

  a. Procedural due process
  b. The Commerce Clause
  c. Substantive due process
  d. The Fifth Amendment

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Challenging
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Substantive Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis

 

116. Karen Bartlett was given a generic version of Sulindac, an anti-inflammatory drug.  The result was that she developed toxic epidermal necrolysis, a disease that disfigured and blinded her.  She brought suit alleging that there were warnings that should have been put on the generic version of the drug because issues with the skin infections were being reported.  However, the manufacturer to Sulindac did not have FDA approval to place the warning on the product.  The jury awarded Ms. Bartlett $21 million, and the generic manufacturer appealed the decision.  Which of the following theories would be the best approach for the generic manufacturer to take in order to have the verdict reversed?

  a. The Commerce Clause
  b. Preemption
  c. Due process because of the excessive size of the verdict
  d. Substantive due process

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   State versus Federal Regulation of Business – Constitutional Conflicts: Preemption and the Supremacy Clause
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Evaluation

 

117. Jane Stevenson was removed as head cheerleader from her high school cheer squad because she violated one of the school rules by drinking alcohol on the team bus as the team and cheer squad traveled to an away game.  Jane feels she has an explanation and defense for what happened.  Which of the Constitution might provide her with a review of her dismissal as head cheerleader?

  a. States rights
  b. Substantive due process
  c. First Amendment
  d. Procedural due process

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   Procedural Due Process
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application

 

118. Which of the following enjoy full First Amendment protections?

  a. Video games
  b. Yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater when there is no fire
  c. Commercial advertisement
  d. all of the above

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
DIFFICULTY:   Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS:   United States – OH – AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
TOPICS:   The U.S. Constitution
KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Synthesis

 

 

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