Constitutional Law Quiz

What doctrine requires a plaintiff's claim to involve an actual controversy and possibly a past injury or a threat of future injury to be considered justiciable?

• Ripeness Doctrine

• Mootness Doctrine

• Standing Doctrine

• Political-Question Doctrine

Which doctrine states that federal courts will not decide any matter that the Constitution has committed to the executive branch?

• Ripeness Doctrine

• Mootness Doctrine

• Standing Doctrine

• Political-Question Doctrine

Under which clause does the president have the authority to command the armed forces?

• Non-Prosecution Power

• Commander-in-Chief Clause

• Diplomacy

• Congressional Authorization or Disapproval

Which branch of government is primarily responsible for the appointment and removal of principal officers, such as cabinet officials and federal judges?

• Legislative branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• None of the above

What power allows Congress to control its own membership and oversee the executive branch?

• War, Defense, and Foreign Affairs

• Treaty and Foreign-Affairs Powers

• Congress's Institutional Powers

• Taxing and Spending Clause

What does the Interstate Commerce Clause empower Congress to do?

• Regulate the use of channels, instrumentalities, or persons and things in economic activity

• Issue executive orders

• Ratify treaties with foreign nations

• Prohibit state laws that discriminate against interstate commerce

Under the Treaty Clause, who must ratify a treaty entered into by the president?

• A 2/3 majority of the Senate

• The Supreme Court

• Both houses of Congress

• The State Governors

What does the Necessary and Proper Clause allow Congress to do?

• Exercise any incidental or implied powers that are useful for executing its enumerated powers

• Regulate interstate commerce exclusively

• Directly pass laws that discriminate against or unjustifiably burden interstate commerce

• Override presidential vetoes

What is the primary responsibility of the president under the Take Care Clause?

• To carry out and enforce federal law

• To ratify treaties

• To regulate interstate commerce

• To approve all bills passed by Congress

What does the Commerce Clause specifically grant to Congress?

• Power to regulate interstate commerce

• Power to issue executive orders

• Power to enter into treaties

• Power to impeach the president