The case of Marbury v. Madison is considered one of the Supreme Court's landmark cases in American constitutional law because it __________
A) abolished slavery throughout the United States
B) ordered Secretary of State James Madison to grant William Marbury's commission
C) created a federal judiciary for the first time
D) gave the Supreme Court powers through judicial review that made it equal to the other two
branches of government
D
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What happened at My Lai that aroused the ire of the U.S. public?
A) ?U.S. troops massacred a rogue band of Vietcong. B) ?U.S. troops killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians. C) ?U.S. air strikes destroyed factories and power plants. D) ?U.S. prisoners of war were executed by the Vietcong.
In his response to Luther, Erasmus claims that __________.
A. despite their flaws, trained clergy are more likely to be competent than the laity B. criticism of the clergy is mostly unwarranted C. laypeople can interpret scripture as well as ordained priests D. scripture is, at its heart, only knowable by those who believe in Christ
The challenges facing Japan after 1710 involved
a. overpopulation. b. increased danger of flooding. c. insufficient food production. d. deforestation. e. all of the answers are correct.
The first state to mandate the gradual abolition of slavery was __________
A) New York B) Pennsylvania C) Massachusetts D) Rhode Island