Marshall Court Cases

The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it -

• upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank
• restricted Congress's power to use the "elastic clause"
• established the Supreme Court's power to judge the constitutionality of laws

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

• tax

• issue

• nullify

• ratify

The Court said Maryland could not interfere with the business of the ______ government.

• national

• state

The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-

• freedom of speech
• equal protection under the law
• the supremacy of the national government
• the rights of labor unions

What case established the federal government’s control over interstate trade?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall issued the court's decision in case of Marbury v. Madison, this ruling established the principle of--

• checks and balances

• federalism

• judicial review

• republicanism

Which of the following quotes best explains the Supreme Court's power of judicial review that was established in the case of Marbury v. Madison?

• The court has the power to determine the constitutionality of laws enacted by Congress

• Judges are allowed to serve a term of office that will last as long as they remain in good behavior

• Each branch of government created by the Constitution endowed with their own specific powers

• The Representatives and Senators that make up Congress are given their power by the people who elected them

In 1803 the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall, gave the Court's decision in the case of ___________. In his ruling Marshall stated that the Court's true power was to judge the constitutionality of laws created by Congress, this eventually become known as Judicial Review.

Which of the following best completes the sentence above?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

"If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each...So, if a law be in opposition to the Constitution, if both the law and the Constitution apply to a particular case, so that the Court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the Court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case."

-John Marshall, Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court

The excerpt above is taken from which of the following landmark Supreme Court cases?

• Worchester v. Georgia

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford