1. Judicial review gives the U.S. Supreme Court the power to
1. grant pardons to prisoners held in federal penitentiaries.
2. examine the qualifications of judges appointed to lower courts.
3. decide on the constitutionality of laws.
4. impeach the president.
2. The significance of the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison is
that
1.a federal law was declared unconstitutional.
2. the principle of states' rights was greatly strengthened.
3. the separate but equal principle was established.
4. the constitutionality of a national bank was upheld.
3. The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that accused persons who cannot
afford a lawyer must
1. be provided with lawyer at government expense.
2. plead guilty to the offense.
3. act as their own defense.
4. not stand trial until someone can be found to pay a lawyer.
4. Most of the authority of the U.S. Supreme Court is based on its power
to
1. propose legislation to Congress.
2. change the distribution of power as outlined in the Constitution.
3. amend the Constitution.
4. interpret the Constitution.
5. Throughout United States history, the Supreme Court has developed
several principles such as "clear and present danger" and "wall of separation
between church and state." These principles show that
1 the states have been allowed to apply their individual interpretation
to the Bill of Rights
2 judicial review has been used to clarify issues concerning civil
liberties
3 the application of the Bill of Rights has been consistent since the
1790's
4 civil rights are clearly defined in the Constitution
6. The United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall
established the precedent that the Court has the power to
1. guarantee civil rights.
2. declare a law of Congress unconstitutional.
3. reduce the delegated powers of Congress.
4. apply the principle of executive privilege.
7. The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren had a major impact
on the United States in that this Court
1. became involved in foreign affairs by reviewing the constitutionality
of treaties.
2. weakened the judiciary by refusing to deal with controversial issues.
3. supported the idea that states could nullify acts of Congress.
4. followed a policy of judicial activism, leading to broad changes in
American society.
8. Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court was considered
''activist'' because of its
1. reluctance to overturn state laws.
2. insistence on restricting freedom of speech to spoken words.
3. expansion of individual rights in criminal cases.
4. refusal to reconsider the issues of the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
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