If Private Entities Engage in Public Functions, Constitutional Guarantees Such

question 43

Multiple Choice

If private entities engage in public functions, constitutional guarantees such as free speech and due process may apply to their actions under the __________ doctrine.

• A) state action
• B) federal preemption
• C) interstate commerce
• D) supremacy

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Definitions:

Bailee

An individual or party to whom personal property is entrusted for a specific purpose, with an obligation to return it to the bailor.

Conversion

The refusal to deliver up a chattel to its rightful owner by a bailee.

Liability

The state of being legally responsible for something, typically referring to the obligation to pay debts or damages.

Bailment

A legal relationship in which physical possession of personal property is transferred from one person to another with the understanding that the property will be returned.