The Supreme Court and the Role of Government Answers

When the Supreme Court reviewed whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was legal under the Constitution, which power was the Court using?federal supremacyregulation of interstate commercejudicial reviewpower to pass legislation

Why did the Supreme Court rule against Archbishop Flores?The RFRA violated the Constitution.Flores had violated the RFRA passed by Congress.The RFRA had interfered with Flores’s religious freedom.Boerne had violated Flores’s religious rights.

Which statements describe the reasons why the Supreme Court found the RFRA to be unconstitutional? Check all that apply.Congress had not taken strong enough action to interpret the First Amendment.Congress had changed the meaning of the First Amendment, rather than enforcing it.Congress had given states too much freedom to interpret the First Amendment.Congress had created a law that was not proportional to the problem it was fixing.Congress had taken away states’ rights by passing the RFRA.

Which statement explains why Justice Kennedy found the RFRA unconstitutional?It violated the First Amendment and intruded on religious freedom.It upheld the First and Fourteenth Amendments.It violated separation of powers and intruded on states’ rights.It was a state law that took power away from the federal government.