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

A
It made the executive branch stronger than the other branches.
B
It gave the executive branch a way to check the power of the Supreme Court.
C
It gave the judicial branch a way to check the power of Congress.
D
It made the judicial branch stronger than the other branches.
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In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court ruled that in business disputes

A
federal law always supercedes state law.
B
the application of federal or state law depends on the issue.
C
state law can supercede federal law in special cases.
D
state law always supercedes federal law.
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The Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden was related to

A
local rights.
B
business rights.
C
employment rights.
D
voting rights.
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In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that state law

A
could create a state bank.
B
could not override federal law.
C
required the federal bank to pay taxes.
D
was constitutional.
5

The power to establish a national bank is

A
an express power of the judicial branch.
B
an implied power of the executive branch.
C
an implied power of Congress.
D
an express power of Congress.
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The Judiciary Act of 1789

A
gave the president power to appoint judges.
B
was declared unconstitutional in the McCulloch v. Maryland case.
C
allowed John Marshall to become the chief justice.
D
gave the Supreme Court the power to hear special cases.
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In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could regulate

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A result of the Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) decision was that states

A
must not interfere with commerce between individuals.
B
must apply national law to commerce within their borders.
C
could prohibit any commerce within their borders.
D
could regulate commerce only within their borders.
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The implied powers of Congress

A
are suggested but not stated in the Constitution.
B
can change laws that are declared unconstitutional.
C
are shared with the Supreme Court.
D
legislate the activities of the Supreme Court.
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An example of commerce that would be regulated by the federal government is

A
a ferry that takes passengers from New York to New Jersey.
B
a bakery that sells homemade bread in Texas.
C
a company that rents paddle boats on a lake in Florida.
D
a bus that takes passengers between two towns in Missouri.
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The case of United States v. Stevens in 2010 is an example of the Supreme Court’s power of

A
judicial appointments.
B
executive speech.
C
judicial review.
D
free speech.
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According to Gibbons v. Ogden, a state

A
could make laws regulating businesses that operated in several states.
B
could not make laws regulating businesses that operated in several states.
C
could not make laws regulating businesses that operated only in one state.
D
could make laws regulating businesses that operated only in one state.
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Marbury v. Madison is considered a landmark case mostly because the court’s ruling

A
established political parties.
B
involved a future president of the United States.
C
established the concept of judicial review.
D
involved the court system.

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