Marbury vs. Madison

The establishment of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison (1803) gave the Supreme Court the authority to

• (1) impeach members of Congress

• (2) create state courts

• (3) approve foreign treaties

• (4) decide the constitutionality of a law

Which power did the United States Supreme Court gain through the Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison?

• (1)  judicial review

• (2)  hearing appeals from lower federal courts

• (3)  deciding cases involving two or more states

• (4)  judicial independence through lifetime

  appointments

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?

• (1)  disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

• (2)  conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• (3)  taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

• (4)  violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

Which idea guided the development of the Articles of Confederation?

• (1)  A strong central government would threaten the rights of the people.

• (2)  All the people should be granted the right to vote.

• (3)  Most power should rest with the judicial branch.

• (4)  Only the central government would have the power to levy taxes.

The primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to

• provide revenues for the national government

• establish the basic framework of the national

  government

• give the national government the power to

  regulate interstate commerce

• guarantee a bill of rights to protect citizens

  from the national government

The establishment of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison (1803) gave federal courts the authority to

• decide whether a law is constitutional

• create lower courts

• approve foreign treaties

• appoint judges to lifetime terms

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) strengthened the power of the judicial branch by

• on denying states the right to secede from the Uni

• providing the president the power to declare war

• ruling that Congress has the right to create new territories

• granting federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional

President George Washington’s leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it

• halted British fort construction in the

  Northwest

• forced frontier farmers to limit grain

  production

• helped assure his reelection to a third term

• showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law