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Which is the best definition of “supremacy”?

A
highest authority
B
limitless power
C
superior judgment
D
greater aptitude
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What was the purpose of the Judiciary Act of 1789?

A
It created the state court system.
B
It created a federal court system.
C
It created the judicial branch.
D
It created the Supreme Court.
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Who was involved in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden?

A
two competing owners of steamboat companies
B
a steamboat owner and the federal government
C
two steamboat owners who didn’t want to pay federal taxes
D
two steamboat owners who argued with federal law
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Read the excerpt from the majority opinion in the US Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison by John Marshall.Thus, the particular [wording] of the constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions, that a law [in opposition to] the constitution is void; and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument.

l
limited the number of justices on the Court.
e
enacted term limits on the presidency.
p
placed limitations on state governments.
c
clarified the role of the Supreme Court.

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