Government Principles Quiz

After Prohibition ended, states still wanted to regulate alcohol sales differently within their borders. This shared power between state and federal governments is an example of what?

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

• Judicial review

Congress passes a law restricting free speech. A court invalidates it, stating that the Constitution has priority. What principle allows this?

• Equal protection

• Federal supremacy

• Procedural due process

• Diversity jurisdiction

Congress passes a bill, the President vetoes it, and the Supreme Court later rules it unconstitutional. What principle is at work?

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Stare decisis

Which part of the Constitution establishes the President’s powers to enforce the laws passed by Congress?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article VI

Why did the Framers give Congress power to regulate interstate commerce?

• To allow states to raise their own tariffs

• To block protectionist state trade restrictions

Congress regulates a local farmer’s crop production because, in the aggregate, it impacts national markets. What principle justifies this?

• Intrastate sovereignty

• Procedural due process

• Activities that substantially affect interstate commerce

• Equal protection

States regulate marriage and education because the Constitution doesn’t give those powers to Congress. What principle is this?

• Judicial review

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Article VI

The Supreme Court applies equal protection principles to federal government actions through the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. What is this called?

• Stare decisis

• Reverse incorporation

• Federal supremacy

• Procedural due process

Which amendment prevents the federal government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process?

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Sixth Amendment

Before firing a public employee, the government must give notice and a chance to be heard. What principle applies?

• Substantive due process

• Procedural due process

• Equal protection

• Federal supremacy