AP Chapter 6 Review

Which of the following did the Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?

• The Supreme Court can declare federal legislation invalid if the legislation violates the Constitution.

• It established the principle of stare decisis.

• All the powers that are not explicitly given by the Constitution to Congress belong to the Supreme Court.

• The Judicial Branch is more powerful than both the Legislative and Executive branches.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the Alexander Hamilton’s argument in Federalist No. 78?

• In order to preserve a truly Constitutional system, the Courts must be able to reject actions of Congress that do not meet its standard.

• In order to prevent the Courts from becoming too powerful, Congress must be able to overrule the decisions of the court through rigorous processes.

• The Courts should not be able to create policy independently of the other branches because they are not elected.

• The People hold the supreme power in the Constitution, therefore their representatives should hold final authority over the Courts.

Appointments to the federal judiciary are often contentious for which of the following reasons?

• The House of Representatives can undermine presidential authority by overriding judicial appointments.

• Life terms for federal judges mean that presidential appointments will continue to have influence long after the president’s term is over.

• The president selects nominees based on political orientation, while the Senate focuses on the academic credentials of nominees.

• Federal judges are given a platform to legislate from the bench, and the Senate is hesitant about relinquishing power to the judiciary.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?

• It resolved a dispute about Congress’s commerce power.

• It established the principle of stare decisis.

• It overturned part of an act of Congress.

• It established the supremacy of federal law.

Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a

• simple majority vote in the Senate only

• simple majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

• two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives only

• two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

One result of separation of powers and checks and balances is

• the quick and efficient creation of public policy.

• Barriers to input from stakeholders and institutions wishing to influence public policy.

• Multiple opportunities for stakeholders and institutions wishing to influence public policy.

• An elite form of representative democracy.

An order by a higher court directing a lower court to send up a case for review is known as…

• In forma pauperis

• Writ of certiorari

• Stare decisis

• Amicus curiae

A brief submitted by a “friend of the court” is known as…

• In forma pauperis

• Writ of certiorari

• Stare decisis

• Amicus curiae

“Let the decision stand,” or allowing prior rulings to control the current case is known as…

• In forma pauperis

• Writ of certiorari

• Stare decisis

• Amicus curiae

If California and Arizona sue each other over water usage from the Colorado River, the case can be heard only

• By the federal waters rights court

• By the Supreme Court

• By the high courts in both states

• By the US Justice Department