EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Equal Protection Clause. Answer: 14th amendment clause that
prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law, and has
been used to combat discrimination
◉ Takings Clause (5th Amendment). Answer: private property shall not
be taken for public use without just compensation
◉ Necessary and Proper Clause. Answer: Clause of the Constitution
(Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of
Congress. It states that Congress, in addition to its express powers, has
the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers
the Constitution vests in the national government
◉ Federalism. Answer: a form of government in which power is divided
between the federal, or national, government and the states
◉ The first Secretary of Treasury. Answer: Alexander Hamilton
,◉ Full Faith and Credit Clause. Answer: Section of Article IV of the
Constitution that ensures judicial decrees and contracts made in one state
will be binding and enforceable in any other state.
◉ Supremacy Clause. Answer: Article VI of the Constitution, which
makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state
laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional
limits.
◉ Commander in Chief Clause. Answer: The President shall be
Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of
the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of
the United States (Article II)
◉ Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?. Answer: Thomas
Jefferson
◉ Who drafted the Constitution?. Answer: James Madison
◉ enumarated powers. Answer: Powers of the federal government that
specifically addressed in the Constitution; for Congress, including the
powers listed in Article I, Section 8, for example, to coin money and
regulate its value and impose states.
, ◉ implied powers. Answer: powers that congress has that are not stated
explicitly in the constitution
◉ The 1st Constitutional Convention. Answer: The meeting of state
delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of
Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US
Constitution.
◉ Number of AZ Senators. Answer: 30
◉ Number of AZ House of Representatives. Answer: 60
◉ Maximum number of house of representatives in Congress. Answer:
435
◉ Each state is guaranteed at least this many electoral college votes.
Answer: 3
◉ AZ Districts are determined by. Answer: The Independent
Redistricting Commission
◉ An AZ legislator must be. Answer: A US citizen, at least 25 yrs old,
and a 3 yr resident of AZ