Government - Unit 3 - Lesson 4

It allows the Supreme Court to elect members of Congress

It allows the Supreme Court to enforce laws

It grants the Supreme Court legislative powers

It enables the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

To appoint Supreme Court Justices

To enforce federal laws directly

To examine and possibly invalidate actions by legislative and executive branches

To review lower court decisions

To serve as the primary legislative body

To make decisions influenced by various factors

To influence legislative decisions

To interpret and enforce state laws

By amending the Constitution

By passing new laws in response to court decisions

By removing justices from the Supreme Court

By directly changing court decisions

Eight years

Four years

Twelve years

Ten years

Judicial review

Equal protection

Freedom of speech

Right to privacy

Plessy v. Ferguson

Brown v. Board of Education

McCulloch v. Maryland

Marbury v. Madison

Miranda rights

Due process

Judicial review

Separate but equal

It granted citizenship to African Americans.

It abolished slavery in the territories.

It declared that Congress could regulate slavery.

It stated that enslaved African Americans were not U.S. citizens.

By ignoring their actions completely

By deferring to the agencies' expertise if consistent with legislative intent

By always striking down their actions

By taking over the agencies' functions