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.
When the Supreme Court reviewed whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was legal under the Constitution, which power was the Court using?
Why did the Supreme Court rule against Archbishop Flores?
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?
In one paragraph, compare Boerne v. Flores to Marbury v. Madison.Which power was used by the Supreme Court in each case? How were the Supreme Court’s rulings similar in each case?
Both Boerne v. Flores and Marbury v. Madison used the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. In Marbury, the Court declared part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional, establishing that the Court could invalidate laws that conflict with the Constitution. In Boerne, the Court ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act exceeded Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment and was unconstitutional as applied to the states. Thus, both decisions asserted the Constitution’s supremacy and struck down congressional action that exceeded constitutional limits.
Which constitutional principles are included in your response? Check all that apply.
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