The Significance of the Court Asserting Its Power to Review

question 25

Multiple Choice

The significance of the Court asserting its power to review the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress is that it

• A) allowed the Court to become an equal partner in the institutional balance of power.
• B) ensured the survival of dual federalism.
• C) ensured that the rights of the majority would prevail.
• D) allowed the Court to have the final say on all national laws and policies.

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Definitions:

Z-score

An analytical indicator showing a value's position in relation to the average within a collection of values, expressed through its distance from the mean as measured in standard deviations.

Percentile

A value on a scale of one to a hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of naturally occurring data; synonymous with Gaussian distribution.

Normal Random Variable

A variable that is distributed in a way that fits the normal (Gaussian) distribution, characterized by its mean and standard deviation.