Question

According to the “supremacy clause” the Constitution, laws of Congress, and US treaties are ____.

Question 2 options:

the three branches of the United States

the supreme law of the United States

amendments of the United States

documents of the United States

An example of a ____ power is Congress’ inability to make laws that violate people’s rights.
Question 3 options:

enumerated

denied

reserved

implied

Sandra goes to her local precinct and votes. This is an example of which Constitutional principle?
Question 4 options:

rule of law

popular sovereignty

separation of powers

checks and balances

In United States federalism, historically there has been debate and interpretation about where more power should be held in state and national government. Currently, in the time of New Federalism, there has been a shift back to the ____ holding more power.
Question 5 options:

federal government

local government

state government

none of these; there has never been a debate over who should have the most power in our government

The elastic, or "necessary and proper," clause gives Congress ____ powers.

Question 6 options:

delegated


implied


reserved


denied


Which statement best describes the importance of the United States Constitution?

Question 7 options:

The Constitution is the document which outlines the plan of government of the United States including three branches of government and a system of federalism.


The Constitution is the first government document to ever establish the concepts of limited government and rule of law.


The Constitution was the document in which Great Britain officially surrendered after the Battle of Yorktown.


The Constitution was the document in which the colonists declared independence from Great Britain.

The President can veto any laws that Congress makes, but Congress can override the veto with a 2/3 vote or the judicial branch could declare the law unconstitutional if a case were to challenge the law.

This statement best describes which constitutional principle?

Question 8 options:

rule of law


federalism


checks and balances


popular sovereignty

Answer 1

2. the supreme law of the United States

In our country, anything decrees written within our United States documents such as the Constitution stand supreme over state laws or other state level decrees. Therefore federal law is the supreme law of the land.

3. implied

N/A

4. popular sovereignty

According to the philosophy of "popular sovereignty", the term itself states that it's the consent of the people to control their government [as the bottom line]. With this in mind, Sandra is exercises her popular sovereignty by choosing who she wants her officials to be, hence the ownership in her own decision.

5. State Government

Certain individuals favor giving the national government more power but foresee potential power-hungry acts to come out of this. Most people to this day still agree that state governments should take more of a role in the central government.

6. Implied

Our government needed flexibility in creating their own powers to execute organized and substantial actions for our country- implied powers DO NOT appear on the constitution, so notice in the name itself elastic, meaning stretch, or even "necessary and proper" which could mean what is NEEDED for something to happen.

7. The Constitution is the document which outlines the plan of government of the United States including three branches of government and a system of federalism.

The other options are far-fetched and invalid. The constitution outlines our government with how it should operate.

8. Checks and Balances

In the situation where one branch, in this case executive (since its the president), makes a veto that is unfair or merely bias, the other branches can balance this out and overrule it for the better of its people. No branch shall be more powerful than another!