Famous Court Cases

How are Supreme Court justices selected?

• Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
• by an election
• Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
• Congress selects them

Supreme Court case that established judicial review.

• Mapp v. Ohio
• Tinker v. DesMoines
• United States v. Nixon
• Marbury v Madison

The Supreme Court’s reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of the government and determining if a law is unconstitutional is called

• Supremacy
• law review
• Judicial Review
• Supreme ruling

The decision in Gibbons v Ogden (1824) addressed which of the following issues?

• The issue of congressional privileges
• The regulation of interstate commerece
• The right of states to tax federal property
• The Supreme Court's right to declare  Congressional act unconstitutional

Which Supreme Court case decided if a state had the power to tax a federal agency?

• Marbury v. Madison
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Fletcher v. Peck
• Gibbons v. Ogden

The decisions in the cases of McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden strengthened the feeling of national unity in the United States by

• reinforcing the power of the federal government.
• regulating interstate commerce.
• strengthening pride in state governments.
• permitting all Americans to use the same currency.

John Marshall was Chief Justice over what branch of the federal government?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Presidential 

The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-

• freedom of speech
• equal protection under the law
• the supremacy of the national government
• the rights of labor unions

What do you call trading across state lines?

• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Judicial Review
• Marbury v. Madison
• Interstate Commerce

Who is the Chief Justice during Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe’s presidencies?

• John Marshall
• Elastic Clause
• John Adams 
• Gibbons v. Ogden