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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?
President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.
President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling. .
President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress
.President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The question whether the judges are invested with exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law has been heretofore a subject of consideration with me in the exercise of official duties. Certainly there is not a word in the Constitution which has given that power to them more than to the Executive or Legislative branches.
—Thomas Jefferson, 1815
Which constitutional principle is Jefferson referring to in this excerpt?
Full faith and credit
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Judicial review
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which law would be considered unconstitutional on the basis of First Amendment guarantees?
A prohibition on electing religious leaders to government office
A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel
A requirement that church employees pay income tax
A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees
- 4. Multiple Choice
One attempt to resolve this issue without violence involved which action?
Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.
The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.
Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land
The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following reversed the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
The Dawes Act
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Compromise of 1877
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison?
State courts lack the authority to hear cases challenging federal law
Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law.
State governments lack the authority to regulate federal bureaus.
the power to regulate trade among the states.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to —
mediate disputes related to commerce between states
overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence
decide the outcome of contested election results
strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?
To persuade American Indians to become farmers
To gain access to important rivers
To punish American Indians who were allies of the British
To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources
- 9. Multiple Choice
The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —
established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president
confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
- 10. Multiple Choice
The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden was significant in U.S. history because it —
reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president
- 11. Multiple Choice
John Marshall
• Promoted the public good
• Maintained a strong sense of duty
• Used clear language to discuss complex issues
• ?
Which action should be added to this list?
Upheld the doctrine of states’ rights
Supported the popular election of Supreme Court justices
Allowed slavery to extend into western territories
Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial review
- 12. Multiple Choice
In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by —
filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation
ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation
ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation
asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden?
State courts lack the authority to hear cases challenging federal law
State governments lack the authority to regulate federal bureaus.
Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law.
The federal government has the power to regulate trade among the states.
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did President Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia to protect the rights an land of the Cherokees?
He rewrote the 10th Amendment
He obeyed the decision
He ignored the decision
He changed the justices in the Supreme Court
- 15. Multiple Choice
“We are unanimously of opinion, that the law passed by the legislature of Maryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void.
This opinion does not deprive the states of any resources which they originally possessed. It does not extend to a tax paid by the real property of the bank, in common with the other real property within the state, nor to a tax imposed on the interest which the citizens of Maryland may hold in this institution, in common with other property of the same description throughout the state. But this is a tax on the operations of the bank, and is consequently a tax on the operation of an instrument employed by the government of the Union to carry its powers into execution. Such a tax must be unconstitutional”
- McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
How did this decision interpret the constitutional principle of federalism?
Maryland’s state powers did not include the right to collect taxes from institutions created by the federal government.
Maryland could tax the bank, but the federal government would receive the funds
The federal government did not have the right to create a national bank
Only the federal government could regulate banks
- 16. Multiple Choice
The decision in Gibbons v Ogden (1824) basically addressed which of the following issues?
the issue of congressional privileges
the regulation of interstate commerce
the right of states to tax a federal property
the Supreme Court's right to declare Congressional acts unconstitutional
- 17. Multiple Choice
The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) basically addressed which of the following issues?
the issue of congressional privileges
the regulation of interstate commerce
the right of states to tax a federal property
the Supreme Court's right to declare Congressional Acts unconstitutional
- 18. Multiple Choice
Under John Marshall's leadership the Supreme Court issued decisions that -
declared racial segregation laws unconstitutional
gave states the power to tax the Bank of the United States
increased the ability of Congress to limit the powers of the President
emphasized the supremacy of federal laws over state laws
- 19. Multiple Choice
The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it -
upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank
restricted Congress's power to use the "elastic clause"
permitted the federal government to regulate interstate commerce
established the Supreme Court's power to judge the constitutionality of laws
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which Supreme Court case best completes the partial outline below?
I. _____________________________
A. Heard under Chief Justice John Marshall
B. Concerned the relationship between the Cherokee people and a state
C. The Court ordered that the Indian nations were subject to federal not state law.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worcester v. Georgia
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Dred Scott decision had a major impact on life in the United States because it -
limited the power of the Supreme Court to rule on a cases of race
supported Congress' right to forbid slavery in the territories
reopened the issue of slavery in the territories
reaffirmed the President's right to serve more than two terms in office
- 22. Multiple Choice
Use the excerpt below on the ruling of Dred Scott case to answer the following question.
The Court is of the opinion that Dred Scott is not a citizen of Missouri within the meaning of the Constitution and is not entitled to sue in its courts . . . The right of property in a slave is expressly affirmed in the Constitution. And the government is pledged to protect this right in all future time if the slave escapes from its owner . . . Upon these considerations, t is the opinion of the Court that the act of Congress which prohibited a citizen from holding and owning property of this kind (slaves) in the territory of the U. S. north of the line mentioned is not [permitted] by the Constitution and therefore void.
Ruling of Justice Roger Taney, Dred Scott v Sandford (1857)
Based on the excerpt, which conclusion can be drawn about Chief Justice Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case?
Scott was a citizen of the United States.
By living in Missouri, Scott was no longer a slave
Scott was considered as property that could not be taken from its owner
The Missouri Compromise allowed Scott to bring a case to the Supreme Court.
- 23. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) had an important effect on life in the United States because the decision -
prohibited slavery in land west of the Mississippi River
gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons
denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
allowed for the important of enslaved persons for ten years
- 24. Multiple Choice
Supreme Court decision that gave Cherokees the right to keep their land, but Jackson refused to enforce it.
Marbury v Madison
Worcester v. Georgia
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Gibbons v. Ogden
- 25. Multiple Choice
Established in Marbury v. Madison, and is the right of the Supreme Court to determine if laws are unconstitutional.
Due Process
Judicial Overlooking
Judicial Review
Congressional Authority
- 26. Multiple Choice
Supreme Court case decision that said slaves were property and not citizens.
MARBURY V. MADISON
WORCESTER V. GEORGIA
CHEROKEE NATION V. GEORGIA
DRED SCOTT V. SANDFORD
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worcester v. Georgia
- 28. Multiple Choice
Case that determined slaves were not citizens and were instead property; therefore, their owners could take them anywhere they pleased (1857).
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Plessy v. Ferguesson
Scott v. Sandford
- 29. Multiple Choice
Federal government authority is more powerful than state government authority.
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worcester v Georgia
- 30. Multiple Choice
Steamboats
Interstate commerce
New York v. New Jersey
Federal Authority
The above are facts that belong to which of the following Supreme Court case?
Madison v. Marbury
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Worcester v. Georgia
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