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Judicial Review and Supreme Court Powers
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Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the power of judicial review?
The power of the judiciary to review lower court decisions.
The power of the judiciary to declare laws unconstitutional.
The power of the judiciary to examine and invalidate actions by the legislative and executive branches.
The power of the judiciary to appoint federal judges.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What allows the Supreme Court to overturn state laws?
The Bill of Rights
The Supremacy Clause
The Executive Privilege
The Judicial Act of 1789
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following can federal courts review?
Congressional laws (statutes)
State actions
Federal bureaucratic agencies
All of the above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review?
Brown v. Board of Education
US v. Nixon
Marbury v. Madison
Rasul v. Bush
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What important power did the Supreme Court establish for itself in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
The power to appoint federal judges.
The power to declare laws unconstitutional.
The power to veto presidential decisions.
The power to create new laws.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Chief Justice Marshall's decision in Marbury v. Madison considered brilliant?
He sided with the President, strengthening the executive branch.
He ruled against his own political party but gained support for the Supreme Court's power.
He allowed Marbury to get his commission, pleasing both sides.
He created a new law that everyone agreed with.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What legal principle means that Supreme Court decisions are generally binding on future courts?
Habeas Corpus
Judicial Activism
Stare Decisis
Separation of Powers
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