In a series of Marshall Court
decisions from 1816-1824,
A) state charters were not recognized as legal
contracts
B) a strong federal government was promoted with
a broad interpretation of national governmental
powers
C) Indian removal from the southeastern U.S. was
approved
D) a strict constructionist view of governmental
authority was endorsed
E) the relative position of state vs. national authority
was not altered
In the McCulloch v. Maryland case,
the Supreme Court ruled that
(A) a federal agency cannot be taxed by a state
(B) Congress had the right to rule a law
unconstitutional
(C) charters were important contracts that states
could not undo
(D) the Bank of the U.S. charter was a legal
document
(E) Congress had the right to control interstate
commerce
Which of the following statements about the 1803
Marbury v. Madison case are accurate?
I. It established the principle of judicial review, in which
the Supreme Court can rule a law unconstitutional
II. It involved federal judges appointed by John Adams
prior to his leaving office in 1801
III. It overturned parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789
IV. It was a clear and complete victory for the Federalists,
as it made for a more powerful Supreme Court
V. It was a clear and complete victory for the DemocratRepublicans, as it denied Federalists control of federal
judgeships
A) I, II, III, and V only
B) I, III, and IV only
C) I, II, and III only
D) I, II, and IV only
E) all of the statements are accurate
Which of the following Marshall Court
decisions established the principles that
state laws were invalid when in conflict with
the Constitution and that contracts must be
upheld?
A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Fletcher v. Peck
C) Gibbons v. Ogden
D) McCullough v. Maryland
E) Fletcher v. Peck
cases did John Marshall state "The power to
tax is the power to destroy?" in an
expansion of the implied powers of the
federal government?
A) Gibbons v. Ogden
B) McCulloch v. Maryland
C) Dartmouth College v. Woodward
D) Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
E) Cohens v. Virginia
The 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of
Education decision resulted in which of
the following?
(A) the creation of white citizen councils
throughout the deep South
(B) the rapid desegregation of schools
throughout the U.S.
(C) the Montgomery bus boycott
(D) the passage of the Civil Rights Act
(E) the end of grandfather clauses and literary
tests to prevent blacks from voting
Which of the following decisions of the
Marshall Court is improperly matched with
its description?
(A) Marbury v. Madison--established the principle of judicial
review by overturning an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of
1789
(B) McCullough v. Maryland--ruled that a state could not tax
a federal agency, in this case the Bank of the U.S.
(C) Gibbons v. Ogden--gave the federal government
undisputed control over interstate commerce
(D) Fletcher v. Peck--established the principle that state laws
conflicting with the U.S. Constitution were invalid
(E) Dartmouth College v. Woodward--states were no longer
sovereign since they had signed the Constitution
The McCulloch v. Maryland decision by the
Marshall Court
(A) was the first to rule a law of Congress
unconstitutional
(B) prevented the midnight judges from taking their
positions
(C) concerned the binding nature of contracts
(D) ruled that a state could not tax a federal
institution, in this case the Bank of the United States
(E) concerned the rights of Indian tribes in conflict
with those of a state's
The 1954 Brown v. Topeka Board of
Education decision
(A) resulted in the immediate integration of schools
throughout the South
(B) supported the Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine of
separate but equal
(C) was met with support and enthusiasm
throughout the Southern states
(D) ruled that separate educational facilities are
inherently unequal
(E) immediately followed the Montgomery Bus
Boycott
The Supreme Court case of
"Dartmouth College v. Woodward"
had to do with
a. the rights of freed slaves to attend
public school
b. state power and private contracts
c. states' rights and slavery
d. federal power and national
banking
e. local ordinances and voting rights
In which of the following cases did
the Court affirm the
constitutionality of federal review
of state court decisions?
A) Gibbons v. Ogden
B) Cohens v. Virginia
C) Johnson v. McIntosh
D) McCulloch v. Maryland
The principle that guided John
Marshall regarding constitutional
questions was the doctrine of
A.
B.
C.
D.
implied power.
strict construction.
cooperative federalism.
loose construction.
The Supreme Court made it clear
that the power of judicial review
applied to state as well as federal
laws in the case of
A
B
C
D
E
Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee.
Plessy v. Ferguson.
Marbury v. Madison.
Mapp v. Ohio.
McCulloch v. Maryland.
Which of the following are
incorrectly matched?
A. Dartmouth v. Woodward—prohibited
states from altering contracts
unilaterally.
B. Martin v. Hunter's Lessee—power to
review decisions by state courts.
C. Gibbons v. Ogden—power to
establish a national bank.
D. Fletcher v. Peck—power to void state
laws.
IDENTIFY THE CASE