How does the Marbury v. Madison case influence the legislature today?
a. It established the constitutionality of political parties and the limits on political contributions.
b. It began the civil rights movement, determining that the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are for all people.
c. It was the first unanimous ruling, demonstrating that even politically divided Supreme Court justices can work together.
d. It began the process of rewriting the U.S. Constitution, making it the document that legislators use today.
e. It established precedence for the Supreme Court to judge the constitutionality of congressional acts.
E
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a. no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College. b. William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race. c. the House was forced to do so by "King Caucus." d. the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by Andrew Jackson contesting the electoral results. e. widespread voter fraud was discovered.
The Scopes trial illustrated a divide between:
a. modernism and fundamentalism. b. liberalism and conservativism. c. Progressives and Democrats. d. cultural diversity and nativism.
Kennedy's initial approach to the race question was
A) daring, because he integrated the National Guard. B) exceedingly cautious. C) focused on the grass roots level of voting rights. D) concerned primarily with electing black members of Congress.
The decline and fall of the society centered around Great Zimbabwe around 1500 was most likely due to
a. the disastrous effects of the slave trade on African cities. b. the impact of European diseases on native peoples. c. invasions by Muslims from the Swahili coast. d. farming and grazing lands being exhausted.