Top 10 Pre-1877 Supreme Court Cases

Top 10 Pre-1877 Supreme Court Cases

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Top 10 Pre-1877 Supreme Court Cases

Top 10 Pre-1877 Supreme Court Cases

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Jason Smith

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison decided?

1789

1803

1857

1873

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

McCulloch v. Maryland

Marbury v. Madison

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Gibbons v. Ogden

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that Congress had the power to create a national bank?

Marbury v. Madison

McCulloch v. Maryland

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Worcester v. Georgia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which case is known for establishing the federal government's implied powers under the Constitution?

Gibbons v. Ogden

McCulloch v. Maryland

Marbury v. Madison

Worcester v. Georgia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main issue at the heart of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

The legality of the national bank

The regulation of interstate commerce

The rights of slaves and free blacks in the United States

The authority of the Supreme Court to review executive actions

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Supreme Court case ruled that slaves were not citizens of the United States and therefore could not sue in federal courts?

Marbury v. Madison

McCulloch v. Maryland

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Gibbons v. Ogden

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Gibbons v. Ogden, what did the Supreme Court decide about interstate commerce?

That states have exclusive rights to regulate interstate commerce

That the federal government has exclusive rights to regulate interstate commerce

That both states and the federal government can regulate interstate commerce equally

That interstate commerce cannot be regulated by either states or the federal government

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