CONSTITUTONAL LAW STUDY GUIDE 3

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Question 1

1.         The first three articles of the Constitution are known as the _____ articles.

a.         regulatory

b.         distributive

c.         federalist

d.         Legislative

Question 2

2.         The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, instituted

a.         direct popular election of U.S. Senators.

b.         the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.

c.         the federal income tax.

d.         None of the above is true.

Question 3

3.         Article _____ of the Constitution specifies the qualifications for members of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.

a.         I

b.         II

c.         III

d.         IV

Question 4

4.         Under Article I of the Constitution, members of the House of Representatives must be at least
_____ years of age; members of the Senate must be at least _____ years old.

a.         25; 30

b.         30; 35

c.         35; 40

d.         40; 45
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Question 5

5.         The _____ Clause provides that members of Congress “shall in all Cases, except Treason,
Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of
their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate
in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.”

a.         Necessary and Proper

b.         Speech or Debate

c.         Elastic

d.         None of the above is true.

Question 6

6.         Article I, Section 8 authorizes Congress to

a.         lay and collect taxes.

b.         fix standards of weights and measures.

c.         regulate commerce among the states.

d.         All of the above are true.

Question 7

7.         Article _____ authorizes Congress to define the jurisdiction of the lower federal courts and to
regulate the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

a.         I

b.         II

c.         III

d.         IV
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Question 8

8.         The theory of _____ powers originated with Alexander Hamilton, an advocate of strong
centralized government.

a.         enumerated

b.         reserved

c.         implied

d.         Concurrent

Question 9

9.         The doctrine of implied powers was established by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of

a.         Marbury v. Madison (1803)

b.         McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

c.         Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

d.         Kilbourn v. Thompson (1881)

Question 10

10.       The Supreme Court upheld Congress’s authority for the creation of the Second Bank of the
United States in

a.         Marbury v. Madison (1803).

b.         McCulloch v Maryland (1819).

c.         Gibbons v. Ogden (1824).

d.         Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois (1886).