Judicial Review and Supreme Court Powers

What is the main power of the Supreme Court that allows it to decide if laws follow the Constitution?

• Making new laws

• Judicial review

• Electing the President

• Appointing governors

What does judicial review allow the judicial branch to do with actions taken by the legislative and executive branches?

• Approve all actions without question

• Examine and cancel actions that are against the rules

• Help create new actions

• Ignore actions they don't like

Which of these can federal courts review?

• Congressional laws

• School lunch menus

• Local sports rules

• Family vacation plans

Why does the Supreme Court not often strike down laws made by Congress?

• They are usually too busy

• They want people to know which laws to follow

• Congress always makes perfect laws

• The President tells them not to

What might happen if the Supreme Court often disagreed with Congress's laws?

• The court would seem too political

• Congress would stop making laws

• The President would become more powerful

• States would gain more control

What part of the Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power to review and change state laws?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

• The Supremacy Clause

• The First Amendment

Besides laws and state actions, what else can federal courts review?

• Private company rules

• Presidential actions

• School club decisions

• Neighborhood watch guidelines

Is the power of judicial review clearly written in the U.S. Constitution?

• Yes, in Article I

• Yes, in the Bill of Rights

• No, it is not directly stated

• Only in state constitutions

What did William Marbury ask the Supreme Court for?

• A new job

• A writ of mandamus

• Money for damages

• A presidential pardon

What law did Chief Justice Marshall declare unconstitutional in the Marbury v. Madison case?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Judiciary Act of 1789

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation