Street Law: A Course in Practical Law

Chapter 41: Due Process

Student Self-Assessment Quizzes

1
In 1850, one state took the property of one of its citizens without fair procedures. This would
A)violate theFifth Amendment due process.
B)not violate the Fifth Amendment due process because the Fifth Amendment did not apply to state government then.
C)violate the Fourteenth Amendment due process.
D)none of the above.
2
Substantive due process means that the government must
A)use fair procedures before taking away life, liberty, or property.
B)give notice before taking away life, liberty, or property.
C)give an opportunity to be heard before taking away life, liberty, or property.
D)pass laws that are fair.
3
Today when courts examine whether economic laws comply with substantive due process, they will determine whether the law
A)has a rational relationship to its legislative purpose.
B)is treating the property rights of businesses unfairly.
C)could be written in a less restrictive way to accomplish the legislative purpose.
D)could be written in more economical terms.
4
In the first third of the twentieth century, when courts examined whether economic laws comply with substantive due process, they determined whether the law
A)had a rational relationship to its legislative purpose.
B)treated the property rights of businesses unfairly.
C)could have been written in a less restrictive way to accomplish the legislative purpose.
D)could have been written in more economical terms.
5
When social welfare and economic laws have an impact on fundamental rights, the laws
A)will automatically be struck down.
B)will be struck down if the government lacks a strong enough reason.
C)will be upheld in each instance.
D)will be upheld if there is a rational relationship to their legislative purposes.
6
What due process procedures are required in specific situations depends on
A)the seriousness of the harm that might be done.
B)the risk of making an error without the procedures.
C)the cost to the government in time and money to carry out the procedures.
D)all of the above.
7
Which of the following situations would require the least due process?
A)death penalty
B)life imprisonment
C)forfeiture of one's home
D)loss of fishing license
8
Procedural due process procedures may include
A)a hearing before a biased decision-maker.
B)representation by an attorney.
C)rational relationship to the purpose of the law.
D)fair coverage in the media.
9
Lawful permanent residents who have been convicted of certain crimes and served their time
A)may be detained while the government considers deportation only after a due process hearing.
B)may be detained without a hearing while the government decides whether to deport them.
C)have the same rights as citizens
D)may not be detained.
10
Students who are suspended from public schools for 10 days or less are entitled to
A)oral or written notice of the charges.
B)the right to a transcript of the hearing.
C)a free attorney.
D)a hearing before a local magistrate.
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