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1.Betty has begun growing marijuana for medicinal purposes, but Congress has enacted the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) classifying marijuana as an illegal narcotic. Betty challenges

1.Betty has begun growing marijuana for medicinal purposes, but Congress has enacted the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) classifying marijuana as an illegal narcotic. Betty challenges the constitutionality of the CSA under the Commerce Clause, arguing that she grows her marijuana for her own personal consumption only. Who wins?

Select one:

a. Betty: no interstate commerce

b. Betty: no burden on interstate commerce

c. Betty: no undue burden on interstate commerce

d. Government

2 Harry has been coding like crazy and has developed a new video game called "Hail, Satan," where players can simulate acts of extreme cruelty, culminating in a graphic depiction of human sacrifice. Can the government ban the distribution of this damned game to minors?

Select one:

a. Not without a compelling interest and narrow tailoring

b. Not without a substantial interest and reasonable fit

c. Not without a rational basis

d. Not at all

3.Betty has become a follower of Wicca (a New Age religion) and has been arrested under a city ordinance for performing ritual sacrifice of animals during a Wicca ceremony. Betty challenges the constitutionality of this ordinance. What standard of review?

Select one:

a. 1st Amendment / Establishment Clause

b. 1st Amendment / Free Exercise Clause

c. 14th Amendment / Equal Protection Clause

d. 14th Amendment / Due Process Clause

4.A new nationalist government in the United States has enacted legislation prohibiting the payment of Medicare benefits to citizens of Syrian descent. If this law is challenged under the 14th Amendment, what will the government need to show in order to justify its law?

Select one:

a. Compelling government interest (CGI) and narrow tailoring

b. CGI and reasonable fit

c. Substantial government interest (SGI) and narrow tailoring

d. SGI and reasonable fit

5.Bert's granddaughter Bettina wants to move to Gotham from Florida, in order to help Bert in the advertising business. She also wants to complete her high school education, but Sunnydale High School (a public school) refuses to admit any students from Florida. Bettina challenges the constitutionality of this policy under the 14th Amendment. What standard of review?

Select one:

a. Equal Protection Clause

b. Due Process Clause

c. Privileges and Immunities Clause

d. None of the above

6.Betty is the owner of Bicycle Fish, a retail store. She has been marketing "Gang of Four Select" black tea, but she has had a dispute with her distributor Jiang Qing over use of certain copyrighted material and over the quality of the tea. If Betty sues Jiang for breach of contract, can she file her action in federal court?

Select one:

a. Yes, she must file in federal court

b. Yes, she may file in either federal or state court

c. Only if her alleged damages $75,000

d. No

7.Betty is the owner of Bicycle Fish, a retail store. She has recently sold a shipment of Mao's Delight coffee to Caffeinated Communists, Inc., a Nevada corporation, but a dispute later arises as to advertising materials. If Betty sues Caffeinated Communists for copyright infringement, can she file her action in federal court?

Select one:

a. Yes, she must file in federal court

b. Yes, she may file in either federal or state court

c. Only if her alleged damages $75,000

d. No

8.Betty is the owner of Bicycle Fish, a retail store. She has recently sold a large shipment of Popular Uprising (high caffeine) coffee to George Habash, a New York resident, for $50,000 and she has sold a shipment of Happy Comrade tea to Bert for $75,000. Disputes later arise between Betty and both George and Bert. Whom can Betty sue for breach of contract in federal court?

Select one:

a. George

b. Bert

c. Both George and Bert

d. Neither George nor Bert

9. Assume the same facts as in Question 8, above. If Betty has served Jiang with process, which of the following will give a California court personal jurisdiction over Jiang?

Select one:

a. Jiang entered the contract in California

b. Jiang entered the contract in New York

c. Either A or B

d. Neither A nor B

10.

Betty contracts with Roger to buy a Chinese Red Army bayonet, but when the time comes to perform, Roger instead delivers a Russian Red Army bayonet. When Betty complains, Roger rudely tells her that one "commie bayonet" is just like any other. Betty and Roger decide to mediate their dispute and they engage a mediator. What is this mediator's role in the proceedings?

Select one:

a. She decides the facts

b. She determines and applies the law

c. Both A and B

d. Neither A nor B

11. When did women in this country receive the right to vote?

Select one:

a. 1900

b. 1910

c. 1920

d. 1930

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