Review Questions:
Court Cases
What is the power of
judicial review?
A to declare presidential acts
unconstitutional
B to declare congressional acts
unconstitutional
C to declare any law unconstitutional
D to review acts of lower courts.
What is the power of
judicial review?
A to declare presidential acts
unconstitutional
B to declare congressional acts
unconstitutional
C to declare any law unconstitutional
D to review acts of lower courts.
What is the role of the judicial
branch of government?
A to carry out the laws passed by
Congress
B to approve presidential appointments
C to rule on the validity of the acts of the
president
D to interpret the laws passed by
Congress
What is the role of the judicial
branch of government?
A to carry out the laws passed by
Congress
B to approve presidential appointments
C to rule on the validity of the acts of the
president
D to interpret the laws passed by Congress
Judicial Review: The power of the courts to decide
whether a law or presidential action is in agreement
with the
U.S. Constitution.
Which issue was involved in the U.S. Supreme Court
case that first established this judicial power?
A racial segregation of public schools
B navigation of boats on waterways
C presidential appointment power
D exclusion of Japanese Americans from
certain areas
Judicial Review: The power of the courts to decide
whether a law or presidential action is in agreement
with the
U.S. Constitution.
Which issue was involved in the U.S. Supreme Court
case that first established this judicial power?
A racial segregation of public schools
B navigation of boats on waterways
C presidential appointment power
D exclusion of Japanese Americans from
certain areas
The separate but equal doctrine in
public facilities was established by
which Supreme Court decision?
A Plessy v. Ferguson
B Gibbons v. Ogden
C McCulloch v. Maryland
D Korematsu v. United States
The separate but equal doctrine in
public facilities was established by
which Supreme Court decision?
A Plessy v. Ferguson
B Gibbons v. Ogden
C McCulloch v. Maryland
D Korematsu v. United States
In Korematsu v. United States why
did the Supreme Court declare the
government’s action constitutional?
A It happened during wartime.
B It involved navigable waters.
C It concerned children.
D It was an executive order.
In Korematsu v. United States why
did the Supreme Court declare the
government’s action constitutional?
A It happened during wartime.
B It involved navigable waters.
C It concerned children.
D It was an executive order.
Which term would be used to describe
a state law that violates the principle that the
U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the
land?
A delegated power
B unconstitutional
C constitutional interpretation
D veto
Which term would be used to describe
a state law that violates the principle that the
U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the
land?
A delegated power
B unconstitutional
C constitutional interpretation
D veto
Which Supreme Court case did not
involve a law concerning racial
segregation?
A McCulloch v. Maryland
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education
D Brown v. Board of Education
Which Supreme Court case did not
involve a law concerning racial
segregation?
A McCulloch v. Maryland
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education
D Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court addressed the
issue of the free speech rights of
students in which case?
A Stanford v. Kentucky
B Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD
C Gideon v. Wainwright
D Roper v. Simmons
The Supreme Court addressed the
issue of the free speech rights of
students in which case?
A Stanford v. Kentucky
B Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD
C Gideon v. Wainwright
D Roper v. Simmons
What individual right was involved in
Texas v. Johnson concerning the
right to burn the U.S. flag?
A freedom of religion
B right to a jury
C freedom of speech
D right to an attorney
What individual right was involved in
Texas v. Johnson concerning the
right to burn the U.S. flag?
A freedom of religion
B right to a jury
C freedom of speech
D right to an attorney
Which Supreme Court decision
concerned the rights of persons
accused of a crime?
A Miranda v. Arizona
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C United States v. New York Times
D Brown v. Board of Education
Which Supreme Court decision
concerned the rights of persons
accused of a crime?
A Miranda v. Arizona
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C United States v. New York Times
D Brown v. Board of Education
Which Supreme Court decision most
helped overturn the separate but
equal doctrine?
A Stanford v. Kentucky
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD
D Brown v. Board of Education
Which Supreme Court decision most
helped overturn the separate but
equal doctrine?
A Stanford v. Kentucky
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD
D Brown v. Board of Education
Which part of the U.S. Constitution
did the U.S. Supreme Court use to
make the Sixth Amendment’s right to
counsel apply to the states?
A Fourteenth Amendment’s right to due
process
B preamble
C Second Amendment’s right to bear
arms
D supremacy clause
Which part of the U.S. Constitution
did the U.S. Supreme Court use to
make the Sixth Amendment’s right to
counsel apply to the states?
A Fourteenth Amendment’s right to due
process
B preamble
C Second Amendment’s right to bear
arms
D supremacy clause
The U.S. Supreme Court would most
likely use which of the following
concepts to determine whether a person
had been unfairly denied life, liberty, or
property?
A right to bear arms
B due process
C federalism
D common law
The U.S. Supreme Court would most
likely use which of the following
concepts to determine whether a person
had been unfairly denied life, liberty, or
property?
A right to bear arms
B due process
C federalism
D common law
“The people have a right to the
privilege of education, and it is the
duty of the State to guard and maintain that
right.”
In Leandro v. State of North Carolina the state
Supreme Court interpreted this part of the state
constitution. What did the court determine the
state must provide in terms of education?
A a free education
B an adequate education
C an equal education
D a practical education
“The people have a right to the
privilege of education, and it is the
duty of the State to guard and maintain that
right.”
In Leandro v. State of North Carolina the state
Supreme Court interpreted this part of the state
constitution. What did the court determine the
state must provide in terms of education?
A a free education
B an adequate education
C an equal education
D a practical education
The case of State v. Mann addresses
legal questions involving the
interpretation of which type of law?
A state constitutional law
B federal constitutional law
C common law
D local law
The case of State v. Mann addresses
legal questions involving the
interpretation of which type of law?
A state constitutional law
B federal constitutional law
C common law
D local law
Whose individual rights did the state
constitution protect in State v.
Mann?
A students
B teachers
C slaves
D slaveholders
Whose individual rights did the state
constitution protect in State v.
Mann?
A students
B teachers
C slaves
D slaveholders
What remedy was sought in
Leandro v. State?
A more money for poor districts
B increased local supplements
C higher teacher standards
D state money for private schools
What remedy was sought in
Leandro v. State?
A more money for poor districts
B increased local supplements
C higher teacher standards
D state money for private schools