BRanches Test Stuff from Teacher

Which of the following is an expressed power of Congress?

• Regulating interstate commerce

• Declaring war

• Coining money

• All of the above

Clause that outlines the flexible powers granted to Congress, they are tied to the expressed powers.

• Elastic or Necessary and Proper Clause

• Inhereted Clause

• Expressed Clause

• Implied Clause

The Necessary and Proper Clause is also known as the:

• Supremacy Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

How many electoral votes are needed to win the U.S. Presidential election?

• 270

• 250

• 300

• 538

The power of courts, particularly the Supreme Court, to examine laws, executive actions, and other government actions to determine whether they are constitutional

• judicial review

• clouture

• 1. checks and balances

• supreme review

T or F. If a law of govt action is found to violate the Constiotution, the court can declare it invalid or unconstitutional.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is part of Judicial Review!

Which of the following cases established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• Dred Scott vs. Sandford

The Supreme Court case that confirmed the supremacy of the federal govt over state law AND implied powers (necessary and proper) of Congress

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Gibbons vs. Ogden

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

Which of the following powers is a non-legislative power of Congress?

• Amendment powers

• Executive oversight

• Investigations

• All of the above

• Electoral powers

What is the term used to describe a two-chambered legislative body?

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Tricameral

• Multicameral