Chapter 5

Question 1

Article I Section 2 covers?

Answer 1

The set up of the the House of Representatives

Question 2

Article I Section 3 covers?

Answer 2

The set up of the Senate

Question 3

Article I Section 8 covers?

Answer 3

The powers of Congress

Question 4

What are some of the powers of congress?

Answer 4

To lay and collect taxes and duties, to pay debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the US

Question 5

Article II covers?

Answer 5

Sets out the powers of the President

Question 6

What are some of the powers of the President?

Answer 6

Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the US, can grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the US and can judges of the Supreme Court

Question 7

Articles III covers?

Answer 7

Sets out the power of the judiciary

Question 8

What are some judicial powers?

Answer 8

Judicial powers vested in one Supreme Court and other inferior courts that the Congress can ordain and establish

Question 9

What are the 5 protections of the First Amendment?

Answer 9

Speech, Religion, Assembly, Freedom of the Press and Right to Petition the Government

Question 10

First Amendment?

Answer 10

Protects freedom of speech but it is limited by time, place and manner

Question 11

Why is Time, Place and Manner a limitation?

Answer 11

Prevents unreasonable means of speech.

Question 12

II of First Amendment?

Answer 12

No Laws can support religion and no law can interfere with religious practice

Question 13

III of First Amendment?

Answer 13

The right to assemble or for a crowd to form or get a group of people together and protest

Question 14

IV of First Amendment?

Answer 14

Freedom of Press that gives newspapers and reporters the right to say whatever as long as it is not defamatory

Question 15

V of the First Amendment?

Answer 15

The right to petition the government and criticize the government without going to jail

Question 16

Fourth Amendment protects against?

Answer 16

Protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 17

What is a search and what is a seizure?

Answer 17

A search can be on a person or property and a seizure is an arrest or taking of contraband

Question 18

What is the plain view doctrine?

Answer 18

A crime is being committed in front of the police and plain view gives police probable cause

Question 19

What happens if police don’t have probable cause?

Answer 19

Evidence isn’t admissible and cannot be consider during the jury

Question 20

How do police get a warrant?

Answer 20

Go to the judge, explain circumstance and judge determines credibility of evidence and grants it

Question 21

What happens when a warrant is issued?

Answer 21

Police can search and if they find contraband, they can search further because of plain view doctrine

Question 22

Commerce Clause states?

Answer 22

Congress has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among several states and with indian tribes

Question 23

What is Interstate Commerce

Answer 23

The buying or selling of goods and selling of goods across state lines

Question 24

What is Intrastate Commerce

Answer 24

The buying and selling of goods within a state

Question 25

Who regulates Intrastate Commerce?

Answer 25

Only individual states can regulate

Question 26

Purpose of Balancing Test

Answer 26

a state statute that impedes interstate commerce v the health, safety and welfare of citizens