Chief Justice John Marshall and Marbury v. Madison Quiz

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Who was responsible for constructing the foundation of judicial power?

  • Denny Martin
  • John Marshall (correct)
  • David Hunter
  • Marbury v. Madison

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), what did the Supreme Court rule?

  • The case itself is irrelevant
  • The Judiciary Act of 1789 conflicted with the Constitution (correct)
  • Congress did not have power to modify the Constitution through regular legislation
  • The power to declare a law unconstitutional was unconstitutional

What principle did Marbury v. Madison (1803) establish?

  • The case itself is irrelevant
  • The power to declare a law unconstitutional was unconstitutional
  • The power to declare a law unconstitutional (correct)
  • The Judiciary Act of 1789 conflicted with the Constitution

What did Virginia's Supreme Court uphold, despite it conflicting with a federal treaty?

<p>Confiscation of Loyalist property (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who inherited land from his uncle, a Loyalist, before it was transferred back to Virginia?

<p>Denny Martin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What treaty stated that land belonging to Loyalists before the war would be returned to Loyalists after the war?

<p>Jay’s Treaty (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the treaty and state law?

<p>The treaty overruled state law under the Supremacy Clause (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the conclusion of the McCulloch v. Maryland case?

<p>Congress could assist its powers by creating a bank under the Necessary and Proper Clause (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Gibbons v. Ogden, what was the question at hand?

<p>Whether the Commerce Clause gave Congress authority over interstate navigation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was an effect of McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden?

<p>The national government expanded its power at the expense of the states (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jackson do in Florida?

<p>He seized Spanish cities St. Marks and Pensacola (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason why Company sued in Gibbons v. Ogden?

<p>To expand into New Jersey (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did James McCulloch, cashier of the Baltimore branch, refuse to pay?

<p>State taxes imposed on him personally (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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