key court cases

What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?

• It established the U.S. Supreme Court’s jurisdiction in cases between states.

• It established the U.S. Supreme Court’s right of judicial review in federal cases.

• It overturned the practice of “separate but equal” in schools.

• It was the first case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Which of the following established the principle of judicial review?

• Article III of the U.S. Constitution

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia

In which U.S. Supreme Court decision did Chief Justice John Marshall establish the power of the Court to invalidate a "law repugnant to [in conflict with] the Constitution?

• Bush v. Gore

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Marbury v. Madison

What lesson did state courts learn from the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright?

• Minors are entitled to many of the same "due process" rights as adults

• Evidence cannot be presented in a court trial if obtained by police in an unlawful search

• Suspects must be informed of their 5th and 6th amendment rights prior to police interrogation

• A person accused of a felony who cannot afford an attorney is entitled to have one appointed by the court

Which part of the Constitution has been used to expand the powers of the federal government to do things such as create a National Bank?

• Supremacy Clause
• Bill of Rights
• Necessary and Proper Clause
• 10th Amendment

Name the case that the following facts belong to, Steamboats, New York vs New Jersey, Federal authority. 

• Heart of Atlanta v US
• New York Times v US
• Gibbons v Ogden
• Roper v Simmons

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

• tax

• issue

• nullify

• ratify

What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial Review
• Make Laws
• Supremacy Clause
• Execute Laws

What is the main duty of the Supreme Court?

• make laws
• interpret laws
• enforce laws

What was Gibbons v Ogden?

• Judicial Review
• Railroads were illegal
• The National Bank
• Interstate Commerce