Quiz on Judicial Review

What is the main power of the Supreme Court?

• Judicial review

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Executive privilege

• Legislative authority

Which branch of government does the Supreme Court have the power to examine and invalidate actions?

• Both legislative and executive branches

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

What is the term for the power of the judiciary to declare laws unconstitutional?

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Judicial review

• Supremacy Clause

• Stare decisis

Which of the following can the Supreme Court review?

• Federal bureaucratic agencies

• State actions

• Presidential actions

• Congressional laws

Where does the power of judicial review come from?

• The Constitution

• The Supreme Court

• The Judiciary Act of 1789

• The Supremacy Clause

What was the significance of the Marbury vs. Madison case?

• It expanded the executive privilege

• It granted the Supreme Court the power of judicial review

• It overturned the Supremacy Clause

• It established the principle of stare decisis

Why has the ruling of Marbury vs. Madison not been overturned?

• It is protected by the principle of stare decisis

• It was a unanimous decision

• It violated the separation of powers

• It has been challenged by other laws

What is the principle of stare decisis?

• The right to remain silent

• Let the decision stand

• The power of judicial review

• The authority of the Supreme Court

What is one way that judges can be said to make laws?

• By rewriting statutes

• By interpreting the Constitution

• By creating common law

• By exercising executive power

What is the main concern regarding judicial review?

• It undermines the authority of the Supreme Court

• It is not explicitly granted in the Constitution

• It grants too much power to the executive branch

• It violates the separation of powers