US Constitution Principles of Governance 4

Question 1

Which constitutional mechanism allows Congress to remove the President from office?

Accepted Answer

Impeachment and Senate trial

Answer

The House impeaches (charges) the President and the Senate holds a trial; a two-thirds Senate vote results in removal from office.

Question 2

What principle does the Constitution establish by guaranteeing a 'republican form of government' to every state?

Accepted Answer

Each state must have representative, not direct democracy

Answer

The Guarantee Clause (Article IV, Section 4) ensures each state has a representative republican form of government rather than monarchy or direct democracy.

Question 3

Under the principle of judicial review, the Supreme Court can invalidate a law if it determines that law is:

Accepted Answer

Contrary to the Constitution

Answer

Judicial review, established in Marbury v. Madison (1803), gives courts authority to strike down laws that conflict with the Constitution.

Question 4

Which constitutional provision most directly protects individual states from being abolished by the federal government?

Accepted Answer

The guarantee that no state shall be deprived of equal Senate representation without its consent

Answer

Article V specifies that no state may be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate without its own consent, protecting state existence within the federal system.

Question 5

The concept of 'concurrent powers' in the U.S. Constitution refers to powers that:

Accepted Answer

Both federal and state governments can exercise

Answer

Concurrent powers, like the power to tax and establish courts, may be exercised by both federal and state governments simultaneously.

US Constitution Exam Practice Test

US Constitution Exam Practice Test

US Constitution Principles of Governance 4