Worksheets6.1 The Republicans Take Power
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
The nation's new capital was built on a swampy site on the Potomac River. (a)
(b)
Washington, D.C. was built on what river?
(a)
Whom did the Republicans nominate for president in the election of 1800?
(a)
Whom did the Republicans nominate for vice president?
(a)
Whom did Jefferson choose as his Secretary of the Treasury?
(a)
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Marbury v. Madison case?
(a)
When John Marshall noted that the Constitution did not give the Supreme Court Jurisdiction to decide Marbury v. Madison, what three precedents of judicial review were set by him?
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
When a conflict arises between the Constitution and any other law, the Constitution must be followed.
The judicial branch has a duty to uphold the Constitution.
Federal law takes precedence over state law in interstate transportation.
The elastic clause allows Congress to do more than the Constitution expressly authorizes it to do.
In the court case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), what was the ruling that broadened federal powers over the states?
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
When a conflict arises between the Constitution and any other law, the Constitution must be followed.
The judicial branch has a duty to uphold the Constitution.
Federal law takes precedence over state law in interstate transportation.
The elastic clause allows Congress to do more than the Constitution expressly authorizes it to do.
In the court case Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), what was the ruling that broadened federal powers over the states?
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
When a conflict arises between the Constitution and any other law, the Constitution must be followed.
The judicial branch has a duty to uphold the Constitution.
Federal law takes precedence over state law in interstate transportation.
The elastic clause allows Congress to do more than the Constitution expressly authorizes it to do.
The Judiciary Act of 1801 increased the number of federal judges. John Adams filled many of these positions with Federalists. What were these appointed judges known as?
(a)
the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
(a)
policy that government should interfere as little as possible in te nation's economy
(a)
