State and Local Government Law Practice Tests
Practice State and Local Government Law exam questions covering core doctrines, issue spotting, applied analysis, and exam-ready explanations.
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Related Case Briefs
Avery v. Midland County
390 U.S. 474
The Equal Protection Clause requires that each citizen have an equally effective voice in the election of officials who exercise general governmental powers over them. The character of the body is determined by the functions it performs, not its label. A county commissioners court that sets tax rates, adopts budgets, and makes policy decisions affecting all residents must be apportioned on a population basis. The fact that the body also performs administrative functions does not exempt it from the one-person-one-vote requirement.
Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Assn. v. United States
527 U.S. 173
A state or local government restriction on commercial speech must directly and materially advance a substantial government interest and be no more extensive than necessary.
San Antonio Independent School Dist. v. Rodriguez
411 U.S. 1
School funding systems based on local property taxes do not violate equal protection because education is not a fundamental right under the federal Constitution, and such systems are rationally related to local control.
Avery v. Midland County
390 U.S. 474
For local government bodies performing general governmental functions, districts must be substantially equal in population under the Equal Protection Clause.
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.
584 U.S. 453
Congress may not directly dictate what a state legislature may or may not do, as that commandeers state sovereignty.
Horne v. Department of Agriculture
576 U.S. 350
Government action requiring transfer of personal property without just compensation is a per se taking, regardless of any offsetting benefits.
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
567 U.S. 519
Congress may not threaten states with loss of all existing Medicaid funding to compel adoption of a new program; such coercion exceeds spending power limits.
Reno v. Condon
528 U.S. 141
Congress may regulate states in the market for personal information as long as it does not directly compel states to enact or enforce a federal regulatory program.