Judicial Review and the Supreme Court

What is the main power of the Supreme Court that allows it to examine and invalidate actions undertaken by the legislative and executive branches?

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Judicial review

• Legislative oversight

• Executive privilege

Which of the following is NOT an area where the Supreme Court exercises judicial review?

• State actions

• Federal bureaucratic agencies

• Local ordinances

• Congressional laws

In which case did the Supreme Court grant itself the power of judicial review?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company vs. Sawyer

• Ex parte Quirin

• Miller v. California

What was the position to which Marbury was appointed by President John Adams?

• Justice of the Peace

• Secretary of State

• Attorney General

• Ambassador

What Latin term refers to the principle of letting the decision stand, which makes Supreme Court precedents binding on future courts?

• Pro bono

• Ad hoc

• Stare decisis

• Habeas corpus

Which case gave us the Miranda Warning, requiring law enforcement to inform arrested individuals of their rights?

• U.S. vs. Nixon

• Rasul vs. Bush

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Miranda vs. Arizona

What is the term for the power of the judiciary to examine and invalidate actions undertaken by the legislative and executive branches?

• Legislative oversight

• Executive privilege

• Appellate jurisdiction

• Judicial review

Which branch of government does the power of judicial review potentially violate, according to some critics?

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Military branch

• Judicial branch

In which case did the Supreme Court deny the President's claim of executive privilege and force him to turn over recordings relating to the Watergate scandal?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company vs. Sawyer

• Ex parte Quirin

• U.S. vs. Nixon

What is the term for the principle that future courts try very hard to not overturn the decisions of prior Courts?

• Stare decisis

• Habeas corpus

• Pro bono

• Ad hoc