Civic Literacy Court Cases Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Established judicial review/Supreme Courts role in the Government
-
correct answer ✅Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Granted congress powers to establish a national bank -
correct answer ✅McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
when a federal and state law are in conflict, the federal law is
supreme -
correct answer ✅Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Supreme Court ruled that a charter granted by a State to a
company cannot work to the disadvantage of the public. Private
companies cannot injure the public welfare/prosperity of the
community. -
correct answer ✅Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)
Established that slaves are property -
correct answer ✅Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857)
, Civic Literacy Court Cases Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Established that states may regulate privately owned businesses in
the public's interest/set max rates -
correct answer ✅Munn v. Illinois (1877)
Established that Jim Crow laws are constitutional under the
doctrine "separate but equal" -
correct answer ✅Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Declared unconstitutional a New York act limiting the working
hours of bakers due to a denial of the 14th Amendment rights.
14th amendments bars a state from interfering with an employee's
right to contract with an employer -
correct answer ✅Lochner v. New York (1905)
Speech may be punished if it creates a clear-and-present-danger
test of illegal acts. handing out anti-war literature in time or war. -
correct answer ✅Schenck v. United States (1919)
protected the freedom of press at a state level -
correct answer ✅Near v. Minnesota (1931)
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Established judicial review/Supreme Courts role in the Government
-
correct answer ✅Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Granted congress powers to establish a national bank -
correct answer ✅McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
when a federal and state law are in conflict, the federal law is
supreme -
correct answer ✅Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Supreme Court ruled that a charter granted by a State to a
company cannot work to the disadvantage of the public. Private
companies cannot injure the public welfare/prosperity of the
community. -
correct answer ✅Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)
Established that slaves are property -
correct answer ✅Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857)
, Civic Literacy Court Cases Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Established that states may regulate privately owned businesses in
the public's interest/set max rates -
correct answer ✅Munn v. Illinois (1877)
Established that Jim Crow laws are constitutional under the
doctrine "separate but equal" -
correct answer ✅Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Declared unconstitutional a New York act limiting the working
hours of bakers due to a denial of the 14th Amendment rights.
14th amendments bars a state from interfering with an employee's
right to contract with an employer -
correct answer ✅Lochner v. New York (1905)
Speech may be punished if it creates a clear-and-present-danger
test of illegal acts. handing out anti-war literature in time or war. -
correct answer ✅Schenck v. United States (1919)
protected the freedom of press at a state level -
correct answer ✅Near v. Minnesota (1931)
