AP US Government : Notable Court Cases
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Example Question #41 : Court Cases
Why was the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison important?
It institutionalized the federal central bank
It made slavery illegal in theory though not in practice
It granted the Federal Government implied powers
It made the Constitution the supreme law of the nation
It firmly established the principle of judicial review
It firmly established the principle of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison (1803) is a landmark Supreme Court case that defined the separation of power for the judicial branch. Defining the power of the courts to strike down laws and acts of the legislative branch that they deemed unconstitutional.
Example Question #41 : Notable Court Cases
Which early Supreme Court case established the implied powers of the national government over the states?
McColloch v. Maryland
New Jersey v. T.L.O
Mapp v. Ohio
Marburry v. Madison
McColloch v. Maryland
In McCulloch v. Maryland the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the right to establish a national bank and that the states couldn't tax that bank. This expanded the implied powers of the national government. Although all of the other court cases are important, none of them expanded the implied implied powers of the national government.
Example Question #41 : Notable Court Cases
Which of the following Supreme Court cases enforced students' right to due process of law?
Engle v. Vitale
Goss v. Lopez
Miranda v. Arizona
Grutter v. Bollinger
Goss v. Lopez
In Goss v. Lopez the Supreme Court ruled that states that provide free education for all cannot deprive the right to due process from its students. Miranda v. Arizona established that people must be read their rights at the time of an arrest. Engle v. Vitale prohibited prayer in schools. Grutter v. Bollinger allowed colleges to promote diversity.
Example Question #44 : Court Cases
The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established that __________.
Congress has the exclusive right to regulate interstate commerce
the Supreme Court has the right to review all constitutional amendments
the government has the right to establish a national bank
slaves would count for three-fifths representation when states were apportioning seats in Congress
the Court has the right to overturn an act of Congress
the Court has the right to overturn an act of Congress
The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) centered around Secretary of State James Madison trying to block the appointment of certain court justices even though they had been approved by the Senate. The Court's ruling established several different precedents, but by far the most important was that the Court had the right to overturn acts of Congress and deem them unconstitutional. This was not a power explicitly given to the Supreme Court in the Constitution, and the decision was highly controversial at the time.
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