Which term means not allowed under the Constitution?

Which term means not allowed under the Constitution?

• A. Illegal
• B. Prohibited
• C. Unconstitutional
• D. Null

Answer: (C)

Unconstitutional means something is not allowed by the Constitution. When a law or government action violates the rights or powers set out in the Constitution, it is unconstitutional, and courts can strike it down because it conflicts with the highest law of the land. For example, a law that bans speech protected by the First Amendment would be unconstitutional, since it infringes guaranteed rights. The other terms are broader or refer to general laws rather than constitutional authority: illegal usually means against statutory law, not necessarily the Constitution; prohibited is a general term for not allowed but not specific to constitutional limits; and null can mean having no legal effect in some contexts, but the precise constitutional idea is that something is unconstitutional.

Unconstitutional means something is not allowed by the Constitution. When a law or government action violates the rights or powers set out in the Constitution, it is unconstitutional, and courts can strike it down because it conflicts with the highest law of the land. For example, a law that bans speech protected by the First Amendment would be unconstitutional, since it infringes guaranteed rights. The other terms are broader or refer to general laws rather than constitutional authority: illegal usually means against statutory law, not necessarily the Constitution; prohibited is a general term for not allowed but not specific to constitutional limits; and null can mean having no legal effect in some contexts, but the precise constitutional idea is that something is unconstitutional.