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Which of the following statements about rights under the Constitution is TRUE

Congress passes a law designed to help eliminate pollution in waterways throughout the United States. Which of the following, if true, would make it most likely that the law would be found unconstitutional?

Police pull over a driver for speeding and notice the smell of illegal drugs coming from the car. They search the vehicle without obtaining a warrant and find illegal drugs in the glove compartment. The driver challenges the search under the Fourth Amendment. Which of the following would most likely be the reason why this search could be lawful without a warrant?

In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act as an unconstitutional, holding that Congress did not have the power under the Commerce Clause to pass this law. Which of the following most accurately explains the Court’s reasoning?

Which of the following statements about Fourth Amendment doctrine is TRUE?

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for Congress to be able to condition a state’s receipt of federal funding on the enactment of federal policies?

In a short essay (100 words minimum), describe the difference between content-based restrictions and time, place, and manner restrictions under the First Amendment and discuss how the government is generally permitted to regulate each kind of restriction under the First Amendment.

Which of the following government actions is most likely to be constitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?  

The President issues an executive order directing federal agencies to take over privately owned factories to ensure the production of critical supplies during an economic recession. The factory owners challenge the order as unconstitutional. Based on the Supreme Court’s holding in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952), which of the following would most likely determine whether the President’s action is constitutional?

Review this quoted language from the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) The constitutional guarantees require, we think, a federal rule that prohibits a public official fromrecovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves thatthe statement was made with “________________”—that is, with knowledge that it was false or with recklessdisregard of whether it was false or not. . . .  Based on your understanding this case, what word or phrase goes in the blank space above: