AP Chapter 16

The current Supreme Court Chief Justice is 

• Judge Judy
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• John Paul Stevens
• John Roberts

Which President became Chief Justice after leaving the White House?

• John F. Kennedy
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton
• William Howard Taft

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

• 3

• 7

• 9

• 8

Which of President Trump's nominees was most recently confirmed to the Supreme Court?

• Joe Brown

• Neil Gorsuch

• Merrick Garland

• Brett Kavanaugh

Which school of thought leads a justice to look strictly at the Constitution?

• Loose Constructionism
• Restraint
• Activism
• Pragmatism

Marbury v. Madison established

• Judicial Review
• Madison, GA
• The Articles of Confederation
• CourtTV

Between 1789 and the Civil War, the Supreme Court was primarily
occupied with the issues of

• Civil Rights
• Trade Relations
• Slavery and national supremacy
• Commerce and civil liberties

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that

• States could tax a federal bank
• State militia are under federal armies
• Legislation that is necessary and proper is constitutional
• the Constitution must be applied, not interpreted

In Federalist 78, Alexander Hamilton described the judiciary as

• “the sword of the community.”
• “least dangerous” to political rights.
• “command[ing] the purse.”
• “encouraging factions.”

The Dred Scott case involved

• "Separate but equal"
• admissions of new states into the US
• Slave owner's property rights
• National banks