Constitutional Principles and Evolution Quiz

Test your understanding of constitutional law with these key questions on principles, amendments, and government powers.

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Which of the following principles establishes that no person or government is above the law?

Rule of Law

Popular Sovereignty

Checks and Balances

Federalism

1 answered

In which document are the basic principles and laws of a nation typically codified?

Constitution

Legislation

Executive Orders

Judicial Opinions

1 answered

Which principle refers to the division of governmental power between a central authority and constituent political units?

Federalism

Judicial Review

Elastic Clause

Bill of Rights

Which constitutional principle allows the judiciary to review the constitutionality of laws and government actions?

Judicial Review

Rule of Law

Eminent Domain

Ex Post Facto

1 answered

Which principle of the Constitution establishes that power is shared between the federal and state governments?

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Judicial Review

Checks and Balances

1 answered

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases?

Sixth Amendment

Seventh Amendment

Eighth Amendment

Ninth Amendment

1 answered

Which of the following principles holds that government power should be divided among different branches to prevent abuse of power?

Separation of Powers

Judicial Review

Federalism

Elastic Clause

1 answered

Which of the following constitutional amendments guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press?

First Amendment

Second Amendment

Fourth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

1 answered

Which amendment to the United States Constitution grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the country?

Fourteenth Amendment

Tenth Amendment

Twenty-Second Amendment

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

1 answered

#10

Which principle allows the federal government to make laws that are necessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers?

Necessary and Proper Clause

Equal Protection Clause

Commerce Clause

Supremacy Clause

1 answered

#11

Which principle allows the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution and determine the constitutionality of laws?

Judicial Review

Elastic Clause

Commerce Clause

Supremacy Clause

1 answered

#12

Which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms?

First Amendment

Second Amendment

Third Amendment

Fourth Amendment

1 answered

#13

Which constitutional principle allows the federal government to expand its powers to address new issues?

Elastic Clause

Bill of Attainder

Ex Post Facto

Habeas Corpus

1 answered

#14

Which constitutional principle establishes that governmental authority is derived from the consent of the governed?

Popular Sovereignty

Federalism

Judicial Review

Elastic Clause

1 answered

#15

Which principle allows Congress to make laws necessary for executing its enumerated powers, even if not explicitly stated in the Constitution?

Necessary and Proper Clause

Equal Protection Clause

Commerce Clause

Supremacy Clause

1 answered

#16

Which constitutional principle states that federal law prevails over conflicting state laws?

Supremacy Clause

Elastic Clause

Necessary and Proper Clause

Equal Protection Clause

1 answered

#17

Which constitutional principle establishes that the federal government cannot interfere with religious practices?

Free Exercise Clause

Establishment Clause

Commerce Clause

Necessary and Proper Clause

1 answered

Constitutional Principles and Evolution Quiz

Which of the following principles establishes that no person or government is above the law?

In which document are the basic principles and laws of a nation typically codified?

Which principle refers to the division of governmental power between a central authority and constituent political units?

Which constitutional principle allows the judiciary to review the constitutionality of laws and government actions?

Which principle of the Constitution establishes that power is shared between the federal and state governments?

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases?

Which of the following principles holds that government power should be divided among different branches to prevent abuse of power?

Which of the following constitutional amendments guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press?

Which amendment to the United States Constitution grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the country?

Which principle allows the federal government to make laws that are necessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers?

Which principle allows the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution and determine the constitutionality of laws?

Which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms?

Which constitutional principle allows the federal government to expand its powers to address new issues?

Which constitutional principle establishes that governmental authority is derived from the consent of the governed?

Which principle allows Congress to make laws necessary for executing its enumerated powers, even if not explicitly stated in the Constitution?

Which constitutional principle states that federal law prevails over conflicting state laws?

Which constitutional principle establishes that the federal government cannot interfere with religious practices?

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