Landmark Supreme Court Cases

What principle was established for the Supreme Court out of Marbury v. Madison?

• Habeus Corpus
• Judicial Review
• Writ of Mandumus
• Martial Law

Why is the power of judicial review important?

• It allowed for Congress to interpret the U.S. Constitution
• It allowed the President to make all final decisions
• It allowed the Supreme Court to become the main interpreter of the U.S. Constitution
• It allows all U.S. citizens to vote on important issues

According to the Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison, which branch of government has the power to interpret the law?

• executive
• legislative
• state legislature
• judicial

Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

• Administrators may limit the content of student publications.
• Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.
• Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
• Criminal defendants have the right to an attorney.

Which Supreme Court decision MOST helped overturn the "separate but equal" doctrine?

• Marbury v. Madison
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Why did the Supreme Court decide that the "separate but equal" doctrine in public education was unconstitutional?

• They argued that even if physical facilities were equal, segregation in education still denied minority students equal opportunities.
• They determined that the development of separate educational facilities was too expensive to continue.
• They suggested that it was impossible to tell if separate educational facilities were depriving minority students of equal opportunities.
• They decided that it was impossible for local school districts to make seperate educational facilities equal.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it -

• upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank
• restricted Congress's power to use the "elastic clause"
• established the Supreme Court's power to judge the constitutionality of laws

What word BEST fits with Brown v. Board

• Injustice
• Imperialism
• Integration
• Nationalism

Brown v. Board specifically ordered the integration of

• Public schools
• Buses
• The military
• Fire departments

The Supreme Court hears what type of law?

• Constitutional
• Civil
• Criminal
• Military