UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — U.S. court cancels Trump’s 10% tariff
Q1. Which one of the following U.S. federal courts issued the May 2026 ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's 10% global tariff imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974?
- A. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- B. U.S. Court of International Trade
- C. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- D. U.S. Supreme Court
Q2. In the context of recent U.S. court rulings against President Trump's tariff regime, the term 'major questions doctrine' refers to:
- A. A judicial principle that executive actions of vast economic and political significance must rest on clear authorisation from the U.S. Congress.
- B. A doctrine permitting the U.S. President to act unilaterally on matters of declared national emergency without judicial scrutiny.
- C. A procedural rule allowing the U.S. Supreme Court to decline cases that do not raise issues of constitutional importance.
- D. A standard requiring federal courts to defer to executive agencies' reasonable interpretations of ambiguous trade statutes.