Unit 3 Test Review

What kind of case does the Supreme Court hear?

• All cases remanded by the lower courts.

• Only cases that involve disputes between states.

• Cases involving significant Constitutional issues.

• They hear about half the cases appealed to them.

Which court ruling ruled that blacks were not citizens and could not file a law suit?

• Dred Scott vs. Sanford

• Plessy vs. Ferugson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Regents of California vs. Bakke

What was the controversy in McCulloch vs. Maryland and what important governmental power comes from the ruling?

• National Bank: implied powers

• National Courts: implied powers

• National Post Office: supremacy of the federal government

• National Bank: supremacy of the state governments

Which court ruling made segregation laws illegal in 1954?

• Dread Scott vs. Sanford

• Plessy vs. Ferugson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Regents of California vs. Bakke

The role of the Judicial Branch is to

• make the laws

• interpret and enforce laws

• Carry out the laws

• set community standards

Where are most Court Cases held?

• Federal District Courts

• Federal Appeals Courts

• U.S. Supreme Court

• State District Courts

What kind of decisions do Appellate Courts make?

• Whether the defendant is guilty.

• Whether the defendant received a fair trial.

• They decide if a person is innocent of a crime.

• They determine the punishment for a crime.

Identify the case that established judicial review.

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• Marbury vs. Madison

• In re Gault

• Korematzu vs. U.S.

Which clause is associated with the Courts ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education?

• The supremacy clause

• The elastic clause

• The full faith and credit clause

• The equal protection clause

The type of Jurisdiction where the case may be heard by State or Federal Court?

• Original

• Exclusive

• Appellate

• Concurrent