The Judiciary Act of 1789 __________
a. was primarily the work of Oliver Ellsworth
b. set up a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices
c. defined the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
d. provided that the chief justice would be chosen by the Senate
e. established the power of judicial review
B
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Which of the following statements best expresses the argument presented by James Otis in his 1764 pamphlet protesting the Sugar Act and the proposed Stamp Act?
A. Although Parliament may regulate trade, only the colonial assemblies have the power to enact laws pertaining to domestic affairs in their respective colonies. B. Because the colonists live some three thousand miles from the mother country, it is understood that they do not enjoy all of the rights of Englishmen. C. Even though the colonists believe an act of Parliament to be unconstitutional, they must obey that act until it is repealed. D. A colonial assembly has power equal to that of the British Parliament.
George Kennan’s “Mr X” article led to the US strategy of:
a) appeasement; b) containment; c) détente; d) rollback.
The reign of Emperor Antoninus was so uneventful that it is undocumented
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Judiciary Act of 1801
A. resulted in the Federalists losing control of the judiciary. B. was passed by the new Republican Congress. C. was an attempt by Federalists to secure their hold on the courts. D. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. E. increased the size of the Supreme Court by two seats.