Marshall’s Court — Quiz

Question 1

The Judiciary Act of 1789

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gave the Supreme Court the power to hear special cases.

Question 2

The outcome of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison defined the constitutionality of the

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Judiciary Act of 1789.

Question 3

How did the 1803 ruling in Marbury v. Madison affect the balance of power in the federal government?

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It gave the judicial branch a way to check the power of Congress.

Question 4

Marbury v. Madison is considered a landmark case mostly because the court’s ruling

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established the concept of judicial review.

Question 5

The power to establish a national bank is

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an implied power of Congress.

Question 6

The case of United States v. Stevens in 2010 is an example of the Supreme Court’s power of

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judicial review.

Question 7

The Maryland state law involved in the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland

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taxed a federal bank.

Question 8

In McCulloch v. Maryland , the Supreme Court ruled that Congress

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can establish a national bank.

Question 9

The implied powers of Congress

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are suggested but not stated in the Constitution.

Question 10

In McCulloch v. Maryland , the Supreme Court ruled that state law

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could not override federal law.

Marshall’s Court — Quiz Answers