9b Practice

What is the Supreme Courts major power?

• Impeaching the President

• Judicial review

• Amending the Constitution

• Judicial enforcement

When a state law and national law are in conflict, which law has the higher authority?

• Local law

• State law

• Military law

• National law

The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review allows it to —

• declare laws or acts of government unconstitutional

• enforce laws on behalf of the government

• create laws on behalf of citizens

• declare appointments of government officials unconstitutional

What power of the court allows it to check the legislative and executive branches?

• Judicial interpretation

• Judicial enforcement

• Judicial appointment

• Judicial review

What does the United States Supreme Court decide?

• Guilt or innocence of people charged with state crimes

• Fairness of federal trials

• Guilt or innocence of people charged with federal crimes

• Constitutionality of federal laws

Which supreme court case established the principle of judicial review at the national level.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Miranda V. Arizona

What document is the supreme law of the land?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• US Constitution

Select traits of the Judicial branch of government.

• Has executive branch officers

• Courts

• Bicameral

• Interpret the laws

• Can declare laws and actions unconstitutional