Jefferson Mid Unit Quiz (8.5.2, 8.5.3, 8.6.1)

Marbury v. Madison is historically significant because:

• it was the first high profile case to come before

  the U.S. Supreme Court

• it established the power of judicial review

• set a precedent that the Supreme Court would only hear and decide on cases that met certain criteria

• ALL of the above

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8.5.2

Who was serving as Chief Justice of the U.S.

Supreme Court during the case of Marbury v. Madison

• James Madison

• John Jay

• John Marshall

• Henry Knox

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8.5.2

Which of the following best describes

judicial review

• the power to appoint justices to the Supreme

  Court

• the power to declare an act of the legislative

  or executive branch unconstitutional

• the ability to grant special privilege's to the

  legislative or executive branch

• the ability to review and rule on any court case

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8.5.2

The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory

from this European nation:

• France

• Spain

• Great Britian

• Portugal

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8.5.3

When the Lewis and Clark expedition first got underway, there were no

females amongst the group

• True

• False

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8.5.3

Which Shoshone Indian joined the Corps of Discovery as a guide and interpreter?

• Pocahontas

• Nantucket

• Black Kettle

• Sacagawea

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8.5.3

The practice of forcing someone to serve militarily for a country that isn’t their own is known as:

• sovereignty

• impressment

• prosecution

• treason

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8.6.1

The Embargo Act was passed by this president in 1807:

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• James Madison

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8.6.1

The Embargo Act prohibited American

merchants from trading with:

• France

• Britian

• Spain

• ALL foreign nations

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8.6.1

The Embargo Act was especially harmful to the U.S. economy because:

• people weren’t allowed to seek employment

• people weren’t allowed to start their own

  business

• the U.S. industry, was reliant on trade with other countries

• people could only buy goods from other

  nations

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8.6.1