How The Constitution Has Changed

The decision of the Supreme Court in Gibbons v. Ogden was important because it

• Clarified constitutional limits on the right to own a business

• Denied states the right to sue in federal courts

• Increased the power of the federal government over the states

• Upheld New York's funding for travel on its waterways

The decision in the case Gibbons v. Ogden on the federal government's power to

• Issue patents

• Regulate Interstate Commerce

• Control the Stock Market

• Boost technological development

Which newspaper headline illustrates the constitutional principle of Popular Sovereignty?

• 18-YEAR OLDS GAIN THE RIGHT TO VOTE

• U.S. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PRESIDENTIAL POWER

• CONGRESS PASSES LAW TO REGULATE INTERSTATE TRADE

• U.S. SENATE APPROVES TREATY WITH CHINA

Congress struck down "Jim Crow" laws that prevented African Americans from freely using beaches, theaters, and restaurants.

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Marbury v. Madison

• The 15th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

This ruling recognized the Supreme Court's right to check the power of Congress and the President by deciding if a law or action is Constitutional.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Amendment Process

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

These informal practices are ones that extend into areas not specifically addressed by the Constitution.

• Unwritten Constitution

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

For the following statement, select the constitutional principle referred to...

After decades of protests, women were granted the right to vote by passage of the 19th Amendment

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

For the following statement, select the constitutional principle referred to...

The Supreme Court ruled in Buckley v. Valeo (1976) that giving money to political candidates is a form of free speech.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

For the following statement, select the constitutional principle referred to...

The War Powers Act of 1973 sought to limit the President's war-making powers and return it back to Congress

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

For the following statement, select the constitutional principle referred to...

The Supreme Court's decision in Gibbons v. Ogden set the stage for the growth of federal power over the states.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism