gov. chapter 4

Which of the following describes the origin of the United States court system presented in the diagram?

Article I of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, while other federal courts were established by congress

Which of the following sections of the United States Constitution is most related to the case Marburyv. Madison (1803)?

Article Ill

Which of the following statements best explains the diagram?

Cases arising at both the state and federal level mav be appealed to the United States Suoreme Court

In The Federalist 78, Alexander Hamilton argued that the federal judiciary "is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power." Which of the following statements represents a reason he gave for this argument?

Each branch must be given the ability to defend its power and check the others.

Supreme Court iustices were given tenure subiect to good behavior by the framers of the Constitution in order to ensure that

Justices are tree trom direct political pressures

In The Federalist 78, Alexander Hamilton states, "A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning." Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to this statement?

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

The Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison 1803) relates to foundational documents in which of the following ways?

The Federalist 8 is about the power and role of the federal courts, and in Marbury V. Madison. Madison expands that role by giving the courts the power to determine or executive actions conflict with the Constitution

The framers of the Constitution designed which of the following to be LEAST responsive to public opinion?

The courts

Which of the followina was a likely result of the decision in Wickard v. Filburn that contributed to the Courts later decision in United States v. / opez1995) ?

commerce clause by the supreme court

"If, therefore, the legislature pass any laws, inconsistent witn the sense the lages put consu they wIll declare it void: and therefore in this respect their power is superior to that of the legislature. Brutus 15 Which of the tollowing cases Is most related to the quote!

marbury v. madison

The difference between an appellate court and a district court is that an appellate court

reviews previous court decisions

The doctrine of original intent holds that

the meaning of the Constitution depends on the intention of the framers