Political Parties & Supreme Court

The decision in McCullough v. Maryland defined which clause that shaped Congress’s power?

• Necessary & Proper

• The clause to collect taxes

• The right of states to control interstate commerce

• The River Clause

The Supreme Court’s reviewing and ruling on acts of other branches of the government and determining if a law is unconstitutional is called...

• supremacy.

• law review.

• judicial review.

• Supreme ruling.

Which power did the U. S. Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial Review

• Hearing appeals from lower federal courts

• Deciding cases involving two or more states

• Judicial independence through lifetime tenure

John Marshall was Chief Justice over what branch of the federal government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Presidential

Who wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?

• John Adams and George Washington
• Patrick Henry and George Mason
• Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
• Sam Adams and John Hancock

What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions establish as far as states' rights?

• state voting laws
• absolution
• federal mandates
• nullification

Which Amendment does the Alien & Sedition Act violate?

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 10th Amendment

What political party was Adams a member of?

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalist

• Whig

• Anti-Federalists

Which political party supported a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists

Which political party wanted a weak federal government?

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans