a$)$ The executive branch, in particular the president, is the single point of contact between $\_\_\_\_\_$ under Article II of the United State Constitution.

$1.$ states

$2.$ states and foreign governments

$3.$ foreign governments

$4.$ the federal government and foreign governments

b$)$When a state action is found to discriminate on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, the courts will employ $\_\_\_\_\_.$

$1.$ rational basis scrutiny

$2.$ no particular form of scrutiny $($none is required in this situation$)$

$3.$ intermediate scrutiny

$4.$ strict scrutiny

c$)$For the purposes of personal jurisdicition, a business is domiciled $\_\_\_\_\_.$

$1.$ in any state in which it conducts business

$2.$ in any state where it has a sufficient number of contacts

$3.$ in the state that is the place of its incorporation

$4.$ All of the above

d$)$The federal appellate courts include $\_\_\_\_\_.$

$1.$ The United States courts of appeals for the federal circuits

$2.$ The United States Supreme Court and the United States courts of appeals for the federal circuits

$3.$The United States Supreme Court only

$4.$ state supreme courts and federal appeals courts

e$)$Article $2$ of the Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted in every state except $\_\_\_\_\_.$

$1.$ New York

$2.$ Ohio

$3.$ Louisiana

$4.$ Pennsylvania