US Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison and Bill of Rights Quiz
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What did the Marbury v. Madison case establish?

  • The precedent for judicial review (correct)
  • The addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
  • The interference in individual religious practices
  • The establishment of the national religion

    • When was the Bill of Rights passed?

  • 1801
  • 1789
  • 1776
  • 1791 (correct)

    • Which level of government did the framers intend to restrict with the Bill of Rights?

  • State governments
  • Tribal governments
  • National/Federal government (correct)
  • Local governments

    • What do the religion clauses of the First Amendment bar the US government from doing?

    <p>Establishing a national religion and interfering with individual religious practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which freedoms are considered 'broad principles' in the Bill of Rights?

    <p>The freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the First Amendment?

    <p>To place limits on Congress and protect political expression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between libel and slander?

    <p>Libel involves written statements, while slander involves spoken words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What protection does the Habeas Corpus provide to individuals?

    <p>Right to be heard in a court of law before being held in custody</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment indicated that the list of civil liberties in previous amendments was not exhaustive?

    <p>Amendment 9</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Amendment 14 provide for?

    <p>Equal protection under the law and due process of law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment granted 18-year-olds the right to vote in 1971?

    <p>Amendment 26</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Supreme Court do in relation to the Bill of Rights through the Fourteenth Amendment?

    <p>Applied some of the Bill of Rights selectively to state action</p> Signup and view all the answers

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