True/False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

____ 1. State laws are the supreme law of the United States.

____ 2. The federal government and the states have the same constitution.

____ 3. State constitutions are supreme within their respective borders.

____ 4. Statutory law includes state statutes and ordinances passed by cities and counties.

____ 5. Statutes are laws enacted by Congress and the state legislatures and comprise one of the sources of American law.

____ 6. Uniform laws apply in all states, including those in which the laws have not been adopted.

____ 7. Administrative law consists of the rules, orders, and decisions of administrative agencies.

____ 8. Congress creates an administrative agency by enacting enabling legislation.

____ 9. In order to truly understand our legal system, it is important to understand the origins of the common law tradition.

____ 10. Common law is the same as statutory law.

____ 11. A court may depart from a precedent if the precedent is no longer valid.

____ 12. Stare decisis is a doctrine obligating judges to help persons who have failed to protect their own rights.

____ 13. Stare decisis is a doctrine obligating judges to follow the precedents established within their jurisdictions.

____ 14. Damages are a remedy at law.

____ 15. Damages are never paid in money.

____ 16. Equity is a branch of law, founded in justice and fair dealing, which seeks to supply a remedy when no adequate remedy at law is available.

____ 17. Criminal acts are prohibited only by federal government statutes.

____ 18. Government authorities cannot enforce national law.

____ 19. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution permits Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

____ 20. Preemption occurs when Congress chooses to act exclusively in a concurrent area and a valid federal statue or regulation takes precedence over a conflicting state or local law.

____ 21. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reserves all powers not delegated to the national government to the states.

____ 22. The Fifth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of persons or property.

____ 23. The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and fines, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

____ 24. Symbolic speech is defined as nonverbal expressions of belief and is protected by the First Amendment.

____ 25. The First Amendment protects corporate political speech.

____ 26. A restriction on commercial speech is valid as long as it forbids only the expression of views on controversial issues.

____ 27. The First Amendment protects defamatory speech.

____ 28. The Children's Internet Protection Act requires public schools and libraries to use filtering software to block children's access to adult contact on Web sites.

____ 29. The establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from establishing a state-sponsored religion.

____ 30. A law that has any impact on religion is unconstitutional.

____ 31. Procedural due process requires that any government decision to take a person's property must be made fairly.

____ 32. The terms "due process" and "equal protection" mean the same thing.

____ 33. A law that limits the liberty of all persons may violate substantive due process.

____ 34. Because the Constitution does not specifically a right to privacy, this right is denied to people.

____ 35. Individuals do not have a right to obtain access to information about them in government files.