AR Bar Constitutional Law

Question 1

The Arkansas Constitution of 1874 provides that the Governor serves a term of:

Accepted Answer

4 years

Answer

2 years

Answer

6 years

Answer

8 years

Question 2

Under the Arkansas Constitution, the Supreme Court of Arkansas consists of how many justices?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

9

Answer

11

Question 3

Under the First Amendment as applied to Arkansas, which standard applies when a content-neutral regulation incidentally burdens speech?

Accepted Answer

Intermediate scrutiny (O'Brien test): the regulation must advance an important government interest unrelated to suppression of speech)

Answer

Strict scrutiny

Answer

Rational basis review

Answer

No constitutional scrutiny applies

Question 4

Under Arkansas constitutional law, which branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

The Arkansas Supreme Court through judicial review

Answer

The Governor as chief executive

Answer

The Arkansas General Assembly by majority vote

Answer

The Attorney General by formal opinion

Question 5

The Arkansas Constitution's Amendment 80 restructured the court system. Which courts were abolished?

Accepted Answer

Chancery and probate courts, which were merged into the circuit court system

Answer

Circuit courts and district courts

Answer

The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals

Answer

Justice of the peace courts only

Question 6

Under the Equal Protection Clause as applied in Arkansas, what standard of review applies to a law that classifies based on sex?

Accepted Answer

Intermediate scrutiny requiring exceedingly persuasive justification

Answer

Rational basis review

Answer

Strict scrutiny

Answer

No review — sex classifications are unreviewable