CLEMSON POSC 1010 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
McCullochWv.WMarylandW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
MarylandWwasWtryingWtoWtaxWtheWnationalWbankWandWSupremeWCourtWruledWthatWfederalWlawWwa
sWstrongerWthanWtheWstateWlaw
PlessyWv.WFergusonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aW1896WSupremeWCourtWdecisionWwhichWlegalizedWstateWorderedWsegregationWsoWlongWasWtheWfac
ilitiesWforWblacksWandWwhitesWwereWequal
BrownWv.WBoardWofWEducationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-1954W-
WTheWSupremeWCourtWoverruledWPlessyWv.WFerguson,WdeclaredWthatWraciallyWsegregatedWfacilities
WareWinherentlyWunequalWandWorderedWallWpublicWschoolsWdesegregated.
WashingtonWv.WDavisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
CourtWrulingWthatWdealtWwithWjobWtestingWandWdiscrimination.WDCWCops
MarburyWv.WMadisonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ThisWcaseWestablishesWtheWSupremeWCourt'sWpowerWofWJudicialWReview
ExecutiveWBranchWchecksW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
VetoWlawWonWlegislative,WpardonWcriminalsWfromWjudicial.
JudicialWBranchWchecksW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-OnWExecutive
-canWdeclareWactsWunconstitutional
-serveWforWlife
OnWLegislative
-canWdeclareWactsWunconstitutional
-serveWforWlife
, LegislativeWbranchWchecksW-WCORRECTWANSWERW--createsWlowerWcourtsW(onWjudicial)
-removeWjudgesWthroughWimpeachmentW(onWjudicial)
-SenateWapproves/rejectsWappointedWjudgesW(onWjudicial)
-two-thirdsWvoteWtoWoverrideWaWvetoW(onWexecutive)
-removeWPresidentWthroughWimpeachmentW(onWexecutive)
LegislativeWBranchW(congress)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-MadeWupWofWHouseWandWSenate
HouseWofWRepresentativesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWlowerWhouseWofWCongress,WconsistingWofWaWdifferentWnumberWofWrepresentativesWfromWeach
Wstate,WdependingWonWtheWpopulationW
ElectedWbyWpopularWvoteWeverW2WyearsW
impeachment
SenateW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWupperWhouseWofWCongress,WconsistingWofWtwoWrepresentativesWfromWeachWstate
6WyearWtermsW1/3WelectedWeveryW2WyearsW
30WyearsWoldWresidentWforW9Wyears
SupremacyWClauseW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ArticleWVIWofWtheWConstitution,WwhichWmakesWtheWConstitution,WnationalWlaws,WandWtreatiesWsup
remeWoverWstateWlawsWwhenWtheWnationalWgovernmentWisWactingWwithinWitsWconstitutionalWlimits
.
PublicWGoodsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aWcommodityWorWserviceWthatWisWprovidedWwithoutWprofitWtoWallWmembersWofWaWsociety,WeitherW
byWtheWgovernmentWorWaWprivateWindividualWorWorganization.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
McCullochWv.WMarylandW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
MarylandWwasWtryingWtoWtaxWtheWnationalWbankWandWSupremeWCourtWruledWthatWfederalWlawWwa
sWstrongerWthanWtheWstateWlaw
PlessyWv.WFergusonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aW1896WSupremeWCourtWdecisionWwhichWlegalizedWstateWorderedWsegregationWsoWlongWasWtheWfac
ilitiesWforWblacksWandWwhitesWwereWequal
BrownWv.WBoardWofWEducationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-1954W-
WTheWSupremeWCourtWoverruledWPlessyWv.WFerguson,WdeclaredWthatWraciallyWsegregatedWfacilities
WareWinherentlyWunequalWandWorderedWallWpublicWschoolsWdesegregated.
WashingtonWv.WDavisW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
CourtWrulingWthatWdealtWwithWjobWtestingWandWdiscrimination.WDCWCops
MarburyWv.WMadisonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ThisWcaseWestablishesWtheWSupremeWCourt'sWpowerWofWJudicialWReview
ExecutiveWBranchWchecksW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
VetoWlawWonWlegislative,WpardonWcriminalsWfromWjudicial.
JudicialWBranchWchecksW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-OnWExecutive
-canWdeclareWactsWunconstitutional
-serveWforWlife
OnWLegislative
-canWdeclareWactsWunconstitutional
-serveWforWlife
, LegislativeWbranchWchecksW-WCORRECTWANSWERW--createsWlowerWcourtsW(onWjudicial)
-removeWjudgesWthroughWimpeachmentW(onWjudicial)
-SenateWapproves/rejectsWappointedWjudgesW(onWjudicial)
-two-thirdsWvoteWtoWoverrideWaWvetoW(onWexecutive)
-removeWPresidentWthroughWimpeachmentW(onWexecutive)
LegislativeWBranchW(congress)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-MadeWupWofWHouseWandWSenate
HouseWofWRepresentativesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWlowerWhouseWofWCongress,WconsistingWofWaWdifferentWnumberWofWrepresentativesWfromWeach
Wstate,WdependingWonWtheWpopulationW
ElectedWbyWpopularWvoteWeverW2WyearsW
impeachment
SenateW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWupperWhouseWofWCongress,WconsistingWofWtwoWrepresentativesWfromWeachWstate
6WyearWtermsW1/3WelectedWeveryW2WyearsW
30WyearsWoldWresidentWforW9Wyears
SupremacyWClauseW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ArticleWVIWofWtheWConstitution,WwhichWmakesWtheWConstitution,WnationalWlaws,WandWtreatiesWsup
remeWoverWstateWlawsWwhenWtheWnationalWgovernmentWisWactingWwithinWitsWconstitutionalWlimits
.
PublicWGoodsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aWcommodityWorWserviceWthatWisWprovidedWwithoutWprofitWtoWallWmembersWofWaWsociety,WeitherW
byWtheWgovernmentWorWaWprivateWindividualWorWorganization.