Final Review

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• McCullough v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• US v. Nixon

• Baker v. Carr

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

The government is divided into three branches, each with its own, specified powers.

• right to change

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• majority rule

Each branch of the US government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches.

• checks and balances

• rule of law

• representative democracy

• consent of the governed

What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial Review
• Make Laws
• Supremacy Clause
• Execute Laws

What best describes Dred Scott ?

• slave who sued for his freedom

• slaveowner who sued for the return of a fugitive slave

• Georgia politician trying to ban slavery

• Supreme Court judge making a ruling on the spread of slavery

Select three (3) reasons why the South was so pleased with the ruling in the Dred Scott case?

• It protected the rights of slave holders.

• It weakened the anti-slavery and abolitionist movements.

• It enabled slavery to spread into any western territory.

• it outlawed slavery in the west

When members of Congress override a presidential veto, they are exercising

• balance of powers

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• concurrent powers

How many total senators are their in the United States?

• 2

• 435

• 9

• 100

How is representation determined in the Senate?

• By the population of the state

• Voting

• Equal Representation

• None of these