Constitutional Law Test

Constitutional Law

What were listed as three key pillars of constitutional law?

Separation of powers; federalism; individual liberties

The United States Constitution replaced what? 

Articles of Confederation

A majority of the basic individual liberties found in the US Constitution are located where?

1st Amendment

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were ratified on different days. 

True

Who is in charge of writing the law? 

legislative branch

Which branch is in charge of interpreting the law? 

judicial

The President is the head of the _____________ branch. 

executive

The prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment is found in:

Technically both

The idea that one particular branch of the government should not be too powerful is a concept from

separation of powers

The idea that the state governments (or smaller constituents) must work in harmony with a larger, central government, is a principle rooted in which concept

federalism

The US Constitution came BEFORE / AFTER the Articles of Confederation? 

AFTER

The Bill of Rights are:

the first 10 amendments of the constitution

The Articles of Confederation were BEFORE / AFTER the Bill of Rights. 

BEFORE

Originally, the Bill of Rights applied to:

only the federal government

What concept drastically changed who the Bill of Rights applied to?

selective incorporation

The United States Constitution was submitted for ratification BEFORE / DURING / AFTER the Revolutionary War. 

AFTER

The US Constitution is MORE POWERFUL / LESS POWERFUL than a federal statute. 

MORE POWERFUL

All of the delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention signed the US Constitution

False

Which branch is the ultimate decider of whether a law is constitutional? 

the judiciary

The Bill of Rights incorporated ALL / SOME / NONE of the amendments to the states. 

SOME

The freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly is found in the:

1st Amendment

Subject to a few exceptions, a constitutional violation can only be committed by:

A state actor

The ability of the federal government to override state authority is found in:

The Supremacy Clause

The colonies declared independence on:

July 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by:

the Continental Congress

The 1st Amendment of the United State Constitution is included in the 'Bill of Rights.'

True

A judge is a member of the judicial branch. 

True

The executive branch interprets the law. 

False