Court Cases

Which of the following statements most accurately describes judicial review?

• the power to nominate and appoint new judges

• the power to reverse the decisions of lower courts

• the power to review presidential actions

• the power to declare laws unconstitutional

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• McCullough v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• US v. Nixon

• Baker v. Carr

The Marbury v. Madison case is significant because it cements the equal status of the Judicial Branch to the Executive Branch and Legislative

Branch by allowing it to limit the power of these branches. In this sense, judicial review is an example of what principle?

• individual rights

• checks and balances

• federalism

The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-

• freedom of speech
• equal protection under the law
• the supremacy of the national government
• the rights of labor unions

What case established the federal government’s control over interstate trade?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

What case established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Judicial Review
• Marbury v. Madison
• Interstate Commerce

Gibbons v Ogden and McCulloch v Maryland both served to __________the power of the federal government.

• limit

• expand

• dampen

• frustrate

The supremacy clause of the Constitution states that-

• state laws are higher than federal laws.

• federal and state laws are equal.

• federal laws are higher than state laws.

• the President has power over all other branches of government.

Which Supreme Court Justice oversaw Marbury v Madison, Gibbons v Ogden and McCulloch v Maryland

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• John Adams

• John Marshall

Who was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

• Samuel Worcester

• William McIntosh

• John Marshall

• Andrew Jackson