Question

which principle is shown when the federal courts strike down a state law that conflicts with the u.s. constitution?
options: checks and balances, popular sovereignty, limited government, supremacy clause
which clause helps resolve conflicts between state and federal law?
options: supremacy clause, establishment clause, full faith and credit clause, due process clause
which grievance from the declaration of independence reflects the colonists objection to being ruled without representation?
options: for imposing taxes without consent, for quartering large bodies of armed troops, for cutting off trade with all parts of the world, for transporting colonists beyond seas for trial

Explanation:

First Question:

The Supremacy Clause (in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution) establishes that federal law and the Constitution are supreme over state laws. When a state law conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, federal courts striking it down is an example of the Supremacy Clause’s application. Checks and balances involve branches checking each other, popular sovereignty is rule by the people, and limited government is government with restricted powers—these don’t directly apply here.

The Supremacy Clause resolves conflicts between state and federal law by asserting that federal law (and the Constitution) is supreme. The Establishment Clause relates to religion, the Full Faith and Credit Clause to state recognition of each other’s laws/records, and the Due Process Clause to fair legal procedures—none resolve state - federal law conflicts like the Supremacy Clause.

The grievance “For imposing taxes without consent” in the Declaration of Independence reflects the colonists’ objection to being ruled without representation. Taxation without having representatives in Parliament to consent to taxes was a key issue of “no taxation without representation.” Quartering troops, cutting off trade, and transporting colonists for trial are other grievances but not related to representation.

Answer:

D. Supremacy Clause

Second Question: