Review Questions:

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 inpublic 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 inpublic 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 describea 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 describea 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 notinvolve 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 notinvolve 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 theissue 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 theissue 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 decisionconcerned 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 decisionconcerned 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. Constitutiondid 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. Constitutiondid 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 theprivilege 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 theprivilege 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