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WorksheetsCE.9b
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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?
Marbury vs Madison
Brown vs Board of Ed
Plessy vs Ferguson
Gideon vs Wright
Which United States court determines the constitutionality of federal laws?
Supreme
District
Court of Appeals
Military
When a state law and national law are in conflict, which has the higher authority?
national
state
local
military
What does the Supreme Court decide?
constitutionality of federal laws
fairness of federal trials
guilt or innocence of federal crimes
guilt or innocence of state crimes
What power did the Supreme Court gain through Marbury vs. Madison?
judicial review
judicial enforcement
judicial appointment
lawmaking power
State laws must conform to the..
Virginia Constitution
United States Constitution
Both
Judicial review is an important check on what branches of government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Parliamentary
What is the power of judicial review?
Power to stop the judicial branch from doing something unwise
Grants more powers to the judicial branch of government
Power to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional
Power to review a decision of a lower court
State laws must not conform to the US and Virginia constitutions.
False
True
