Govt: Unit 10 Most Missed

Identify the benefits of judicial restraint as exercised in the U.S. Supreme Court.

• The Constitution is interpreted to promote contemporary values.

• The Constitution is interpreted based on classical points of view.

• Judges rely on the words of the Constitution to guide laws and policies, not their own opinions.

• The power of judges to strike down laws is limited.

Read the quotes.

Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them.
                                    — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

 

The case before us must be considered in the light of our whole experience and not merely in that of what was said a hundred years ago.
                                    — Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Which legal debate is best reflected in the positions taken by the two justices in the quotes?

• Federal supremacy vs. states' rights

• Judicial review vs. legislative oversight

• Strict construction vs. judicial activism

• Majority rule vs. minority rights

How did Marbury v. Madison  affect the system of checks and balances in the U.S. government?

• It strengthened the legislative branch's oversight of the executive branch.

• It strengthened the judicial branch's oversight of the legislative branch.

• It strengthened the executive branch's oversight of the judicial branch.

• It strengthened the legislative branch's oversight of the judicial branch.

What does the judicial branch do?

• explains laws

• resolves disputes

• reviews laws

• all of the answer choices

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sanford