By creating three independent and equal branches of the federal government, the U.S. Constitution limited the federal government's power.

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The Framers of our Constitution, were a true cross section of the population at the time, and created the final Constitution byadding amendments to the Articles of Confederation.

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Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to declare a statute or governmental action void.

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A governmental classification based on gender would be subject to strict scrutiny.

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Three key powers given to the judicial branch under the U.S. Constitution include appointment, legislation and foreign policy.

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Powers not given to the federal government in the U.S. Constitution are reserved to the states and the people respectively under the 10th Amendment.

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Hall was arrested for burning the American flag in a protest of governmental policy. His action is protected under the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech because flag burning is considered symbolic speech.

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The power to create laws regulating international commerce is shared by Congress and the states concurrently under the U.S Constitution.

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Voting is aprivilege, not a fundamental right.

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According to due process requirements, a state prosecutor in charge of a murder investigation is considered a neutral fact finder.

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Obscene speech is not protected by the First Amendment.

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Professor Jones accuses Rachel, a senior at a large state university, of cheating on an exam. The Professor claims that Rachel must prove to him that she did not cheat. If she fails to convince him, she will be expelled from college. Rachel is being denied her due process rights.

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Congress passed a law that increases the minimum wage to $10.00 an hour starting in 2020.In response, the State of Alabama passed a law allowing businesses in that state to pay their workers two dollars less than the new federal minimum wagebecause the standard of living in Alabama is lower than the rest of the country. This Alabamalaw does not violate federal law becauseit only affects Alabama residents and its reasonably related to a legitimate state concern.

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