CIVICS MODULE 4 GROUP DBA

"Judicial Review" means that the United States Supreme Court can_____.

• Impeach a member of Congress

• Override a President's veto

• Declare a law unconstitutional

• Change a law passed by Congress

 The ________ is the supreme law of the land and all other laws must conform to it.

• United States Constitution

• Virginia state law

• United States federal law

• Virginia Constitution

Constitutional protection against unfair governmental actions and laws is--

It is also defined as: the principle that says government must respect all of the legal rights owed to a person under the law and Constitution, even a person accused of committing a crime.

• voting rights

• due process

• freedom of religion

• Bill of Rights

Which Supreme Court decision gave the court system the power of judicial review?

• Roe V. Wade

• McCulloch V. Maryland

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Marbury V. Madison

What legal process does the State Supreme Court exercise in this headline?

• legislative proceeding

• desegregation

• judicial review

• criminal prosecution

Which amendment led to this decision giving citizens the right to remain silent?

• 1st

• 5th

• 10th

• 14th

Which of the following was an outcome of the Brown v. Board decision?

• Segregation was deemed legal in the south

• Schools that segregate were found to deny equal protection

• Jim Crow was no longer allowed to be used as a character

• Schools were allowed to segregate but businesses were not

U.S. v. Nixon is considered a landmark case because it provided what lesson for future leaders?

• You must obey a court order

• The president is accountable for enforcing the law

• The president is not above the law

• The president is not allowed to have private meetings

Students have limited freedom of speech in a school setting. Which of the following cases helped prove that point?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In re Gault

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

Which of the following was the focus of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Due process rights

• Freedom of speech

• Judicial Review

• Separate but equal