Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison?
A. The Court, under pressure from the Democratic-Republicans, ruled that Marbury had no right to his commission.
B. The Court upheld President Jefferson's right to claim executive privilege and thereby ignore a court subpoena.
C. The Court declared that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that authorized the Court to issue writs of mandamus was unconstitutional.
D. The Court exercised its power to issue writs of mandamus as authorized by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Answer: C
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A) Both developed frontiers of exclusion. B) The Spanish were more tolerant of native culture and customs. C) The French were more tolerant of native culture and customs. D) Spain, unlike France, was Protestant.
How did planters in the French West Indies defy their government's mercantilist policies?
A) They transported their products in British ships rather than French ones. B) They raised a variety of crops to achieve self-sufficiency but did not worry about producing a cash crop. C) They adopted the wage-labor system rather than use slaves. D) They refined their own sugar rather than sending it directly to France. E) They sold the rice they produced directly to the British North American colonies.
As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy
a. became more dependent on international trade. b. saw industrial profits improve but agricultural profits fall. c. was notable for its honest and fair business practices. d. experienced considerable unemployment despite military manpower demands. e. greatly expanded its industrial and technological productivity.
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A) John Quincy Adams B) William Crawford C) Andrew Jackson D) Henry Clay E) James Monroe