Compromises & Court Cases

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to?

• strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional.

• decide the outcome of contested election results.

• overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence.

• mediate disputes related to commerce between states.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it?

• reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs.

• confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

• established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court.

• upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president.

Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?

• The federal government has the power to regulate trade among the states.

• State governments lack the authority to regulate federal bureaus.

• Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law.

• State courts lack the authority to hear cases challenging federal law.

Which action should be added to this list below?

• Upheld the doctrine of states’ rights.

• Supported the popular election of Supreme Court justices.

• Allowed slavery to extend into western territories.

• Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial review.

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the State. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by-

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

• The Dawes Act

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Compromise of 1877

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

These headlines below refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Worcester v. Georgia

Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?

• Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law.

• Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California.

• Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets.

• Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession.

What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?

• It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.

• It provided financing for canal construction.

• It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.

• It temporarily relieved sectional tensions.

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.