1. You work for a small start up company in Maryland that has a bee farm that will collect honey from the bees, bottle it and sell it to customers throughout the United States. You do some research on the labeling laws pertaining to the sale of honey and you find a Maryland State law that requires labels on bottled honey to state only if the honey is 100% pure or mixed with other ingredients. This is good news since the State labeling requirement is easy to comply with. However, after further research, you find a Federal Law that requires you to not only state on the label how pure the honey is but include where it was processed, how it was processed, and other information.

The Federal law will cost your company an extraordinary amount of money to comply with.

Which law applies - the Maryland State law that is easy to comply with or the more comprehensive Federal law?

State your answer and briefly explain.

2. You rent a house with a yard on a busy street. You put up a big sign that says "Trump for President" - and you have a banner on your house that states "Make America Great Again." Your landlord who voted for Biden in the last election, tells you to take down the signs immediately.

Is your landlord infringing on your First Amendment Rights? Answer yes or no, and explain why!