JURI 520
Constitutional Law
KNOWLEDGE TEST 1
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,1. Which clause of the Constitution is primarily used to expand
federal power over the states?
a) Necessary and Proper Clause
b) Supremacy Clause
c) Commerce Clause
d) Equal Protection Clause
Answer: c) Commerce Clause
Rationale: The Commerce Clause has often been interpreted
expansively to provide broad federal regulatory powers over
interstate commerce.
2. What is the primary constitutional issue in cases involving
gerrymandering?
a) Commerce Clause
b) Equal Protection Clause
c) Establishment Clause
d) Due Process Clause
Answer: b) Equal Protection Clause
Rationale: Gerrymandering cases primarily engage the Equal
Protection Clause as parties argue that their voting power is unjustly
diluted.
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, 3. In which Supreme Court case was the concept of “judicial
review” established?
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Roe v. Wade
d) United States v. Lopez
Answer: b) Marbury v. Madison
Rationale: Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle
of judicial review, empowering the Supreme Court to nullify
unconstitutional laws.
4. What test is used to determine whether a law violates the
Establishment Clause?
a) Rational Basis Test
b) Lemon Test
c) Miller Test
d) Clear and Present Danger Test
Answer: b) Lemon Test
Rationale: The Lemon Test originates from Lemon v.
Kurtzman (1971) and assesses whether a law advances or inhibits
religion, among other factors.
©LU 2024/2025
Constitutional Law
KNOWLEDGE TEST 1
©LU 2024/2025
,1. Which clause of the Constitution is primarily used to expand
federal power over the states?
a) Necessary and Proper Clause
b) Supremacy Clause
c) Commerce Clause
d) Equal Protection Clause
Answer: c) Commerce Clause
Rationale: The Commerce Clause has often been interpreted
expansively to provide broad federal regulatory powers over
interstate commerce.
2. What is the primary constitutional issue in cases involving
gerrymandering?
a) Commerce Clause
b) Equal Protection Clause
c) Establishment Clause
d) Due Process Clause
Answer: b) Equal Protection Clause
Rationale: Gerrymandering cases primarily engage the Equal
Protection Clause as parties argue that their voting power is unjustly
diluted.
©LU 2024/2025
, 3. In which Supreme Court case was the concept of “judicial
review” established?
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Roe v. Wade
d) United States v. Lopez
Answer: b) Marbury v. Madison
Rationale: Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle
of judicial review, empowering the Supreme Court to nullify
unconstitutional laws.
4. What test is used to determine whether a law violates the
Establishment Clause?
a) Rational Basis Test
b) Lemon Test
c) Miller Test
d) Clear and Present Danger Test
Answer: b) Lemon Test
Rationale: The Lemon Test originates from Lemon v.
Kurtzman (1971) and assesses whether a law advances or inhibits
religion, among other factors.
©LU 2024/2025
