**26. For the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause, state employees' actions are not considered state action.** - True - False **27. No provision in the Constitution expressly prohibits the federal government from violating equal protection rights.** - True - False **28. Poverty, age, or mental disability create suspect classes.** - True - False **29. The Supreme Court gives great deference to states' power to enact laws and upholds state laws when possible.** - True - False **30. Affirmative action always violates equal protection because it favors one group over another.** - True - False
**26. For the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause, state employees' actions are not considered state action.**
- True
- False
**27. No provision in the Constitution expressly prohibits the federal government from violating equal protection rights.**
- True
- False
**28. Poverty, age, or mental disability create suspect classes.**
- True
- False
**29. The Supreme Court gives great deference to states' power to enact laws and upholds state laws when possible.**
- True
- False
**30. Affirmative action always violates equal protection because it favors one group over another.**
- True
- False
**31. Substantive due process**
- Limits the right of federal and state governments to enact laws interfering with life, property, or liberty.
**32. The Supreme Court summarized the development of the juvenile justice system in the Gault decision**
- With the intent of protecting youthful offenders from the harshness of the adult criminal justice system.
**33. Historically, courts had jurisdiction in cases where title to property was in question within the state, even if the defendant resided outside the state. This is known as**
- Quasi in rem jurisdiction.
**34. The term liberty in the Due Process Clause refers to**
- Freedom to marry, right to die, right to choose an abortion, and more.
**35. In Turner v. Rogers, an indigent noncustodial parent facing incarceration for non-payment of child support was**
- Not automatically entitled to counsel.
**36. The Constitution contains no definition of due process.**
- True
- False
**37. At times, due process applies to noncitizens.**
- True
- False
**38. A state has due process rights under the Constitution.**
- True
- False
**39. The term liberty includes the right of an individual to commit suicide.**
- True
- False
**40. Due Process in criminal cases is not limited to the specific rights in the Bill of Rights.**
- True
- False
**41. The Supreme Court case recognizing the Due Process Clause applying to the liberty to enter into contracts was**
- Lochner v. New York.
**42. The Supreme Court's expanded recognition of the government's right to enact economic laws was a result of**
- World War I.
**43. In determining a regulatory taking requiring compensation, the Court considers**
- Economic impact, interference with reasonable expectations, and character of the governmental action.
**44. The Contract Clause applies to the federal government through Article I and to the states through the Due Process Clause.**
- False
**45. The Fifth Amendment Clause regarding private property taken for public use without just compensation is the**
- Takings Clause.
**46. In the Slaughter-House Cases, a majority of the Supreme Court acknowledged the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause applied to economic liberties.**
- False
**47. Eminent domain exists even when the government plans to lease or sell property to private developers for redevelopment.**
- True
- False
**48. A regulatory taking often occurs through a condemnation proceeding by the government.**
- False
**49. The question of public use is generally within the legislature's scope, not the Court.**
- True
- False
**50. State laws impairing the obligation of contract are sometimes allowed under the state's general police powers.**
- True
- False
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