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Question UBE | Congressional Powers | ESSAY Hard

Congress enacted the Equal Access to Courts Act under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act requires states...

...Act. This essay tests Congress's Reconstruction Amendment enforcement powers and limits. U.S. Const. amend. XIII, U.S. Const. amend. XIV, sec. 5, City of Boerne v. Flores, United States v. Morrison, Tennessee v. Lane, Jo...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIII, U.S. Const. amend. XIV, sec. 5, City of Boerne v. Flores, United States v. Morrison, Tennessee v. Lane, Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | ESSAY Hard

Congress enacted the Equal Access to Courts Act under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act requires states...

...Act. This essay tests Congress's Reconstruction Amendment enforcement powers and limits. U.S. Const. amend. XIII, U.S. Const. amend. XIV, sec. 5, City of Boerne v. Flores, United States v. Morrison, Tennessee v. Lane, Jo...

Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIII, U.S. Const. amend. XIV, sec. 5, City of Boerne v. Flores, United States v. Morrison, Tennessee v. Lane, Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A federal judge is impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for bribery. The Senate orders removal, disqual...

A federal judge is impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for bribery. The Senate orders removal, disqualification from future federal office, a fine, and six months in prison. Federal prosecutors then ind...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 2, U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 3, Nixon v. United States

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A federal judge is impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for bribery. The Senate orders removal, disqual...

A federal judge is impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate for bribery. The Senate orders removal, disqualification from future federal office, a fine, and six months in prison. Federal prosecutors then ind...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 2, U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 3, Nixon v. United States

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

A federal statute authorizes a board made up of executives from the five largest trucking companies to set binding mi...

A federal statute authorizes a board made up of executives from the five largest trucking companies to set binding minimum rates for all smaller trucking companies. A federal agency must publish the board's rates but...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, Carter v. Carter Coal Co., A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

A federal statute authorizes a board made up of executives from the five largest trucking companies to set binding mi...

A federal statute authorizes a board made up of executives from the five largest trucking companies to set binding minimum rates for all smaller trucking companies. A federal agency must publish the board's rates but...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, Carter v. Carter Coal Co., A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | ESSAY Hard

A House committee is investigating whether federal cybersecurity grants are being misused by state contractors. The c...

...y and the member's Speech or Debate Clause defenses. This essay tests congressional investigations, subpoenas, valid legislative purpose, and Speech or Debate immunity. U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 6, cl. 1, McGrain v. Daugh...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 6, cl. 1, McGrain v. Daugherty, Watkins v. United States, Gravel v. United States, Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund, Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | ESSAY Hard

A House committee is investigating whether federal cybersecurity grants are being misused by state contractors. The c...

...y and the member's Speech or Debate Clause defenses. This essay tests congressional investigations, subpoenas, valid legislative purpose, and Speech or Debate immunity. U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 6, cl. 1, McGrain v. Daugh...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 6, cl. 1, McGrain v. Daugherty, Watkins v. United States, Gravel v. United States, Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund, Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

A member of Congress reads subpoenaed documents into the record during a committee hearing, then gives the same docum...

A member of Congress reads subpoenaed documents into the record during a committee hearing, then gives the same documents to a campaign consultant who posts them with campaign commentary. The target of the documents s...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 6, cl. 1, Gravel v. United States, United States v. Brewster

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

A member of Congress reads subpoenaed documents into the record during a committee hearing, then gives the same docum...

A member of Congress reads subpoenaed documents into the record during a committee hearing, then gives the same documents to a campaign consultant who posts them with campaign commentary. The target of the documents s...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 6, cl. 1, Gravel v. United States, United States v. Brewster

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A Senate committee investigating federal disaster-contract fraud subpoenas a private contractor's invoices while cons...

...te? The best answer identifies the valid legislative purpose limit on congressional investigations. U.S. Const. art. I, McGrain v. Daugherty, Watkins v. United States, Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, McGrain v. Daugherty, Watkins v. United States, Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

A Senate committee investigating federal disaster-contract fraud subpoenas a private contractor's invoices while cons...

...te? The best answer identifies the valid legislative purpose limit on congressional investigations. U.S. Const. art. I, McGrain v. Daugherty, Watkins v. United States, Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, McGrain v. Daugherty, Watkins v. United States, Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

An agency relies on a decades-old statute authorizing it to require "reasonable reports" from regulated companies. Th...

An agency relies on a decades-old statute authorizing it to require "reasonable reports" from regulated companies. The agency then orders a nationwide restructuring of the entire industry, claiming the reporting provi...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, West Virginia v. EPA, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

An agency relies on a decades-old statute authorizing it to require "reasonable reports" from regulated companies. Th...

An agency relies on a decades-old statute authorizing it to require "reasonable reports" from regulated companies. The agency then orders a nationwide restructuring of the entire industry, claiming the reporting provi...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, West Virginia v. EPA, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

Congress creates a Budget Enforcement Director who must cancel specific federal spending items when statutory deficit...

...statement is most accurate? The best answer applies the separation-of-powers limit on Congress retaining control over officers who execute federal law. U.S. Const. art. I, U.S. Const. art. II, Bowsher v. Synar, Buckley v...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, U.S. Const. art. II, Bowsher v. Synar, Buckley v. Valeo

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Hard

Congress creates a Budget Enforcement Director who must cancel specific federal spending items when statutory deficit...

...statement is most accurate? The best answer applies the separation-of-powers limit on Congress retaining control over officers who execute federal law. U.S. Const. art. I, U.S. Const. art. II, Bowsher v. Synar, Buckley v...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, U.S. Const. art. II, Bowsher v. Synar, Buckley v. Valeo

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

Congress directs an agency to set workplace exposure limits for a chemical at levels "reasonably necessary to protect...

Congress directs an agency to set workplace exposure limits for a chemical at levels "reasonably necessary to protect workers from material health risks, considering feasibility." A manufacturer argues that Congress u...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 1, J.W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States, Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.

Question UBE | Congressional Powers | MULTIPLE_CHOICE Medium

Congress directs an agency to set workplace exposure limits for a chemical at levels "reasonably necessary to protect...

Congress directs an agency to set workplace exposure limits for a chemical at levels "reasonably necessary to protect workers from material health risks, considering feasibility." A manufacturer argues that Congress u...

Citations: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 1, J.W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States, Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.