Government - End of Course
Assessment Exam And Correct Answers
McCulloch v Maryland - Answer -✔✔ (1819) States cannot tax federal institutions.
An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national
government over state governments. In deciding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall
and his colleagues held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the
enumerated powers found in the Constitution.
Marbury v Madison - Answer -✔✔ (1803) Marbury was a midnight appointee of the
Adams administration and sued Madison for commission. Chief Justice Marshall said
the law that gave the courts the power to rule over this issue was unconstitutional.
established judicial review
Brown v Board of Ed. - Answer -✔✔ Ruled that racially segregated schools
violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Reversed the principle of
"separate but equal" established in Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v Ferguson - Answer -✔✔ 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld the
legality of segregation
Check and Balances - Answer -✔✔ The System where each branch of
government exercises some control over the others.
Elastic Clause - Answer -✔✔ Clause in Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution
that gives Congress the right to make all laws "Necessary and Proper" to carry out the
powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I.
Judicial Review - Answer -✔✔ The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws
and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional.
Necessary and Proper Clause - Answer -✔✔ Article I, Section VIII, of the
Constitution, which gives Congress the power to make all laws that are necessary and
proper for carrying out its duties.
Federalism - Answer -✔✔ A system in which power is divided between the
national and state government.
Eminent Domain - Answer -✔✔ The power of the government to take private
property for public use.
Exclusionary Rule - Answer -✔✔ A law stating that any illegally obtained evidence
cannot be used in a federal court.
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Voting Rights - Answer -✔✔ 1965; invalidated the use of any test or device to
deny the vote and authorized federal examiners to register voters in states that had
disenfranchised blacks; as more blacks became politically active and elected black
representatives, it rboguth jobs, contracts, and facilities and services for the black
community, encouraging greater social equality and decreasing the wealth and
education gap
Congressional Override - Answer -✔✔ The power of Congress to pass legislation
over a president's veto.
Gibbons v Ogden - Answer -✔✔ Regulating interstate commerce is a power
reserved to the federal government
Amicus Curiae - Answer -✔✔ Latin for "friend of the court"; a written brief from an
individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court's consideration of a
case.
Separation of Powers - Answer -✔✔ The division of power among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches of government.
Primaries - Answer -✔✔ A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party
conference or to select the candidates for a principal, esp. presidential, election.
Caucuses - Answer -✔✔ A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are
members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.
Lobbyist - Answer -✔✔ Interest group representative.
Declaration of Independence - Answer -✔✔ The proclamation made by the
Second American Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776, which asserted the freedom
and independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain.
Supreme Court - Answer -✔✔ The highest federal court in the U.S. consisting of
nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
Judicial Activism - Answer -✔✔ The philosophy that the Supreme Court should
play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues.
Judicial Restraint - Answer -✔✔ The philosophy that the Supreme Court should
avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions.
Assessment Exam And Correct Answers
McCulloch v Maryland - Answer -✔✔ (1819) States cannot tax federal institutions.
An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national
government over state governments. In deciding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall
and his colleagues held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the
enumerated powers found in the Constitution.
Marbury v Madison - Answer -✔✔ (1803) Marbury was a midnight appointee of the
Adams administration and sued Madison for commission. Chief Justice Marshall said
the law that gave the courts the power to rule over this issue was unconstitutional.
established judicial review
Brown v Board of Ed. - Answer -✔✔ Ruled that racially segregated schools
violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Reversed the principle of
"separate but equal" established in Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v Ferguson - Answer -✔✔ 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld the
legality of segregation
Check and Balances - Answer -✔✔ The System where each branch of
government exercises some control over the others.
Elastic Clause - Answer -✔✔ Clause in Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution
that gives Congress the right to make all laws "Necessary and Proper" to carry out the
powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I.
Judicial Review - Answer -✔✔ The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws
and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional.
Necessary and Proper Clause - Answer -✔✔ Article I, Section VIII, of the
Constitution, which gives Congress the power to make all laws that are necessary and
proper for carrying out its duties.
Federalism - Answer -✔✔ A system in which power is divided between the
national and state government.
Eminent Domain - Answer -✔✔ The power of the government to take private
property for public use.
Exclusionary Rule - Answer -✔✔ A law stating that any illegally obtained evidence
cannot be used in a federal court.
, PBS End of Course Assessment Exam
And Correct Answers
Voting Rights - Answer -✔✔ 1965; invalidated the use of any test or device to
deny the vote and authorized federal examiners to register voters in states that had
disenfranchised blacks; as more blacks became politically active and elected black
representatives, it rboguth jobs, contracts, and facilities and services for the black
community, encouraging greater social equality and decreasing the wealth and
education gap
Congressional Override - Answer -✔✔ The power of Congress to pass legislation
over a president's veto.
Gibbons v Ogden - Answer -✔✔ Regulating interstate commerce is a power
reserved to the federal government
Amicus Curiae - Answer -✔✔ Latin for "friend of the court"; a written brief from an
individual or group claiming to have information useful to a court's consideration of a
case.
Separation of Powers - Answer -✔✔ The division of power among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches of government.
Primaries - Answer -✔✔ A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party
conference or to select the candidates for a principal, esp. presidential, election.
Caucuses - Answer -✔✔ A meeting of the members of a legislative body who are
members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.
Lobbyist - Answer -✔✔ Interest group representative.
Declaration of Independence - Answer -✔✔ The proclamation made by the
Second American Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776, which asserted the freedom
and independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain.
Supreme Court - Answer -✔✔ The highest federal court in the U.S. consisting of
nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
Judicial Activism - Answer -✔✔ The philosophy that the Supreme Court should
play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues.
Judicial Restraint - Answer -✔✔ The philosophy that the Supreme Court should
avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions.
