constitutional law landmark decisions

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• McCullough v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• US v. Nixon

• Baker v. Carr

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

• tax

• issue

• nullify

• ratify

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether the Constitution lets Congress start a _____.

• tax

• national bank

• privatized education system

• war

The Supreme Court ruled _______ Maryland.

• for

• against

The Constitution says laws of the United States are:

• supreme

• necessary

The Court said Maryland could not interfere with the business of the ______ government.

• national

• state

The Dred Scott Supreme Court case centered around what issue?

• slavery

• tariffs

• manufacturing

• trade patents

(Please select three correct answers) In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves...

• were NOT citizens of the U.S.

• had NO right to sue in court.

• were considered to be the property of their owner.

• should all be freed immediately.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

What was the ruling law on school segregation prior to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas in 1951?

• Segregation of students by race was unconstitutional.

• Schools could not be segregated by race.

• Schools may be separated by race as long as they were equal in quality.

• All forms of segregation were considered illegal.