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CE.9b

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Miranda feels that a certain law is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court will examine the law to determine if it's constitutional. What case gives the Supreme Court this power?

a)

Marbury vs Madison

b)

Brown vs Board of Ed

c)

Plessy vs Ferguson

d)

Gideon vs Wright

2.

Which United States court determines the constitutionality of federal laws?

a)

Supreme

b)

District

c)

Court of Appeals

d)

Military

3.

When a state law and national law are in conflict, which has the higher authority?

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local

d)

military

4.

What does the Supreme Court decide?

a)

constitutionality of federal laws

b)

fairness of federal trials

c)

guilt or innocence of federal crimes

d)

guilt or innocence of state crimes

5.

What power did the Supreme Court gain through Marbury vs. Madison?

a)

judicial review

b)

judicial enforcement

c)

judicial appointment

d)

lawmaking power

6.

State laws must conform to the..

a)

Virginia Constitution

b)

United States Constitution

c)

Both

7.
Who is the chief of Justice in 1803?
a)
John Marshal
b)
John Boy
c)
John Adams
d)
John Goodman
8.

Judicial review is an important check on what branches of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Parliamentary

9.

What is the power of judicial review?

a)

Power to stop the judicial branch from doing something unwise

b)

Grants more powers to the judicial branch of government

c)

Power to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional

d)

Power to review a decision of a lower court

10.

State laws must not conform to the US and Virginia constitutions.

a)

False

b)

True