The Federal Courts Have the Power to Exercise Judicial Review

question 74

Multiple Choice

The federal courts have the power to exercise judicial review over all state laws and constitutions.This power is rooted in:

• A) common law, which is a body of judge-made rules and principles of interpretation that are not grounded in specific statutes.
• B) the Constitution's supremacy clause, the Judiciary Act of 1789, and the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantees of due process and equal protection for all citizens, of whatever state.
• C) Marbury v.Madison, the case in which the court's power of judicial review was established, along with the Constitution's supremacy clause.
• D) the federal judiciary's rulings against states in many civil rights cases of the mid-twentieth century.

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Definitions:

Resonance Form

An alternative structure of a molecule or ion that differs only in the distribution of electrons, equivalent to a resonance structure.

Directing Effect

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Nitro Group

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