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How did the appointment of “midnight judges” by president Adams impact future Supreme Court cases?
a) Resulted in the ruling of McCullouch v. Maryland
b) explained the creation of the chief justice position
c) lead to the principle of judicial review
d) allowed presidents to decide important cases

John Marshall was Chief Justice over what branch of the federal government?
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Presidential

A result of the Supreme Court decisions listed above by Chief Justice John Marshall was
a) The court upheld the rights of the workers.
b) the court protected the rights of children.
c) the court abolished the system of slavery.
d) the court ruled in favor of strengthening the federal government

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.
a) tax
b) issue
c) nullify
d) ratify

What case established the federal government’s control over interstate trade?
a) Marbury v. Madison
b) Brown v Board of Education
c) McCulloch v Maryland
d) Gibbons v Ogden

How long do Supreme Court Justices serve for
a) 10 years
b) 5 years
c) Life
d) 25 years

Ability of each branch to oversee the activities of other branches-
a) Federalism
b) Separation of Powers
c) Jurisdiction
d) Checks and Balances

What was Gibbons v Ogden?
a) Judicial Review
b) Railroads are illegal
c) The National Bank
d) Interstate Commerce

Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
a) Gibbons v. Ogden
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) McCulloch v. Maryland
d)

What case forbids states from taxing the federal government?
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Judicial Review
d) Interstate Commerce

What gives Congress the power to do anything they think is necessary and proper to get their job done?
a) John Marshall
b) elastic clause
c) John Adams
d) Gibbons v. Ogden

Congress can make laws that are necessary and ______ for carrying out its powers.
a) powerful
b) proper
c) unrelated
d) expensive

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether the Constitution lets Congress start a _____
a) tax
b) national bank
c) privatized education system
d) war

Bankers in Maryland were ______ about the new U.S. bank in Baltimore.
a) happy
b) unhappy
c)
d)

The Supreme Court ruled _______ Maryland.
a) for
b) against
c)
d)

This vocabulary word means trade
a) commerce
b) commodity
c) patent
d) expedition

implied
a) to indicate, suggest, refer, hint
b) to cause to make a decision
c) to fabricate a conclusion
d)

What is Judicial Review?
a) The courts can review laws and declare them unconstitutional
b) The courts have the ability to reverse a decision
c) Judges have a review system for some court cases
d)

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