, Constitutional Law Governmental Powers and Individual Freedoms,
Updated Edition, 4th Edition by Daniel E Hall John P Feldmeier
Chapter 1 Introduction to Constitutional Law
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) Which of the following Chief Justices of the Supreme Court was responsible 1)
for writing the majority opinion in Marbury v. Madison, wherein the power of
judicial review was announced?
A) Rehnquist
B) Jay
C) Warren
D) Marshall
2) Under the leadership of which of the following Chief Justices did the 2)
Supreme Court render many decisions advancing civil liberties, especially in
the criminal context?
A) Warren
B) Rehnquist
C) Marshall
D) Jay
3) What was William Marbury seeking from the Supreme Court in Marbury v. 3)
Madison?
A) Writ of Mandamus
B) Writ of Certiorari
C) Temporary Restraining Order
D) Money Damages
4) During what era of the Court did the justices dramatically expand the liberty 4)
protections afforded to individuals under the Fourth Amendment?
A) Rehnquist Court
B) Warren Court
C) New Deal Era
D) Taney Court
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,5) In which era did the U.S. Supreme Court begin to expand the powers of the 5)
federal government?
A) Taney Court
B) Pre-New Deal Era
C) Rehnquist Court
D) Marshall Court
6) Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? 6)
A) William Rehnquist
B) John Roberts
C) Sandra Day O’Connor
D) Antonin Scalia
7) In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court assert the power of judicial review 7)
over the decisions of the states’ high courts?
A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Dred Scot v. Sandford
C) Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee
D) United States v. Nixon
8) What document governed the United States prior to the ratification of the U.S. 8)
Constitution?
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Articles of Confederation
C) Contract with America
D) U.S. Code
9) During the early years of the Constitution, which group championed a 9)
stronger centralized government?
A) Anti-Federalists
B) Confederates
C) Tea Party
D) Federalists
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, 10) Each of the following contributed to the need for drafting a new Constitution 10)
in 1787 EXCEPT:
A) State competition over taxes.
B) Shays Rebellion.
C) U.S. government too strong.
D) Fear of foreign invasion.
11) A legislative act that inflicts capital punishment upon named persons without 11)
a judicial trial is called a(n):
A) Ex post facto law.
B) Bill of Attainder.
C) Act of Sedition.
D) Habeas Corpus.
12) A law that makes someone criminally liable for an act that was not criminal 12)
at the time it was committed is called a(n):
A) Ex post facto law.
B) Bill of Attainder.
C) Act of Sedition.
D) Habeas Corpus.
13) A writ whose purpose is to obtain immediate relief from illegal 13)
imprisonment by having the “body” (that is, the prisoner) delivered from
custody and brought before that court is called:
A) Ex post facto law.
B) Bill of Attainder.
C) Act of Sedition.
D) Habeas Corpus.
14) Today, a series of eighty-five articles that were published under the 14)
pseudonym Publius in magazines and newspapers urging the ratification of
the new Constitution are known as the:
A) Declaration of Statehood.
B) Communist Manifesto.
C) Articles of Confederation.
D) Federalist Papers.
Updated Edition, 4th Edition by Daniel E Hall John P Feldmeier
Chapter 1 Introduction to Constitutional Law
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) Which of the following Chief Justices of the Supreme Court was responsible 1)
for writing the majority opinion in Marbury v. Madison, wherein the power of
judicial review was announced?
A) Rehnquist
B) Jay
C) Warren
D) Marshall
2) Under the leadership of which of the following Chief Justices did the 2)
Supreme Court render many decisions advancing civil liberties, especially in
the criminal context?
A) Warren
B) Rehnquist
C) Marshall
D) Jay
3) What was William Marbury seeking from the Supreme Court in Marbury v. 3)
Madison?
A) Writ of Mandamus
B) Writ of Certiorari
C) Temporary Restraining Order
D) Money Damages
4) During what era of the Court did the justices dramatically expand the liberty 4)
protections afforded to individuals under the Fourth Amendment?
A) Rehnquist Court
B) Warren Court
C) New Deal Era
D) Taney Court
8
,5) In which era did the U.S. Supreme Court begin to expand the powers of the 5)
federal government?
A) Taney Court
B) Pre-New Deal Era
C) Rehnquist Court
D) Marshall Court
6) Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? 6)
A) William Rehnquist
B) John Roberts
C) Sandra Day O’Connor
D) Antonin Scalia
7) In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court assert the power of judicial review 7)
over the decisions of the states’ high courts?
A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Dred Scot v. Sandford
C) Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee
D) United States v. Nixon
8) What document governed the United States prior to the ratification of the U.S. 8)
Constitution?
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Articles of Confederation
C) Contract with America
D) U.S. Code
9) During the early years of the Constitution, which group championed a 9)
stronger centralized government?
A) Anti-Federalists
B) Confederates
C) Tea Party
D) Federalists
9
, 10) Each of the following contributed to the need for drafting a new Constitution 10)
in 1787 EXCEPT:
A) State competition over taxes.
B) Shays Rebellion.
C) U.S. government too strong.
D) Fear of foreign invasion.
11) A legislative act that inflicts capital punishment upon named persons without 11)
a judicial trial is called a(n):
A) Ex post facto law.
B) Bill of Attainder.
C) Act of Sedition.
D) Habeas Corpus.
12) A law that makes someone criminally liable for an act that was not criminal 12)
at the time it was committed is called a(n):
A) Ex post facto law.
B) Bill of Attainder.
C) Act of Sedition.
D) Habeas Corpus.
13) A writ whose purpose is to obtain immediate relief from illegal 13)
imprisonment by having the “body” (that is, the prisoner) delivered from
custody and brought before that court is called:
A) Ex post facto law.
B) Bill of Attainder.
C) Act of Sedition.
D) Habeas Corpus.
14) Today, a series of eighty-five articles that were published under the 14)
pseudonym Publius in magazines and newspapers urging the ratification of
the new Constitution are known as the:
A) Declaration of Statehood.
B) Communist Manifesto.
C) Articles of Confederation.
D) Federalist Papers.
