1. Describe the concept of Madisonian democracy and identify the three components of Madisonian Democracy. 2. The...
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1. Describe the concept of Madisonian democracy and identify the three components of Madisonian Democracy.
2. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act (a federal law) prohibits price-fixing.Price Fixing involves the sellers of a product getting together to establish its price and the quantity it will sell. However, the State of Alabama is considering a law that allows Price Fixing in Alabama.Explain why Alabama's law is unconstitutional. Identify the part of the Constitution that this law violates.
3. Aires Incorporated manufactures a product called Happy Glue.Aires tried to run an ad on the jumbotron at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans that read the following:"Happy Glue:Build it, Mend it, Sniff it!"The Superdome refused the ad, saying that Louisiana law prohibits advertisements that encourage drug use.Why is this Louisiana law, which limits the speech of Aires, constitutional?
4.Damon, the pastor of a new church in Resurrection County, Mississippi, handles deadly rattlesnakes as part of his religious service.Shortly after the Church opened, the County Council passed a law that prohibited possession of rattlesnakes.The Church sued the County, saying that the law violated religious freedom.Which clause - the Free Exercise Clause or the Establishment Clause - would Damon most legitimately claim was violated?Why?