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Which political party (candidate) won the most electoral votes?

• Federalist (J. Adams)

• Democratic-Republican (Jefferson)

• Federalist (Washington)

• Territories

Which of the following is an outcome of the Marbury v. Madison (1803) case?

• The president could appoint justices without approval from Congress.

• The Supreme Court did not need approval of Congress to make a ruling.

• The Supreme Court could end a law by determining it is unconstitutional.

• The president could overturn a Supreme Court ruling.

One of the main ideas of judicial review is the principle that

• the states have the right to nullify any federal law.

• the President can veto a law passed by Congress.

• the judicial branch is the supreme branch of government.

• the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

"It is definitely the role and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is...if the two laws conflict each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each."

-Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison

According to the quote, which branch of government has the power and responsibility to interpret the law?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Representative

The Supreme Court having the final say in the interpretation of the Constitution is known as

• Marbury v. Madison

• the Judiciary Act of 1801

• the principle of judicial review

• Democratic-Republicanism

What was the importance of the Marbury v. Madison decision?

• States can ignore rulings from the Supreme Court.

• The Supreme Court can ratify the Constitution.

• The Supreme Court can remove a president from office.

• The Supreme Court can declare an act of Congress, or law, unconstitutional.

What was the significance of the Marbury v. Madison ruling?

• The Supreme Court gained the power to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional.

• Marbury won the right to own slaves in free states.

• The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was illegal in the Louisiana Territory.

• James Madison became the 4th President of the United States.

Why was the US interested in the Louisiana Territory?

• The United States wanted to take more land from Native Americans.

• Jefferson was trying to prevent a war with Great Britain.

• Jefferson wanted to guarantee the US could maintain access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans.

• Congress passed a law to create more states west of the Mississippi River.

Why was control of the Mississippi River an important part of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Control of the Mississippi River helped ensure that the United States could continue its westward expansion.

• The Mississippi River was important in the war against Great Britain.

• It was important because settlers were prohibited from moving west of the Mississippi River.

• The Louisiana Purchase could only be entered by traveling on the Mississippi River.

What worried President Jefferson about the Louisiana Purchase deal?

• He thought that he was paying too much money for it.

• Congress did not have the power to raise taxes to pay for the territory.

• Jefferson doubted that he had authority from the Constitution to purchase territory.

• He believed that slavery would continue to spread into the Louisiana Purchase.