What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?
A) Marbury deserved his appointment as a justice of the peace.
B) The Supreme Court did not have constitutional jurisdiction over this case.
C) Congress did not have the power to pass laws.
D) The Supreme Court had the authority to determine the constitutionality of a law.
E) Congress cannot deny a president's nominee for a judicial appointment
D
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Why did the North Vietnamese attack the Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin?
a. The Maddox had crossed into North Vietnamese waters. b. They had been fired on by the Maddox. c. They thought it was a South Vietnamese ship. d. They believed the Maddox had been involved in a South Vietnamese raid.
The authors argue that women preachers might have been more common at camp meetings
because A) no one came to camp meetings. B) the latter were marginalized. C) women found it easier to travel to them. D) social norms were in abeyance at camp meetings.
Which of these people avidly countered the growing belief among intellectuals in the 1920s that democracy was obsolete?
a. Walter Lippman b. Herbert Hoover c. Alice Paul d. John Dewey e. H.L. Mencken
In 1807, the federal government appropriated money for the construction of
A) a steamboat line B) railroads C) a national road D) iron factories