NYSTCE NYSTCE Social Studies (005)

Question 1

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Answer

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established judicial review, giving the Supreme Court authority to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.

Question 2

The Three-Fifths Compromise included in the original U.S. Constitution addressed which issue?

Accepted Answer

How enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation

Answer

The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person for purposes of congressional apportionment and direct taxation.

Question 3

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote nationwide?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

Answer

The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, prohibited denying the right to vote on account of sex, securing women's suffrage across the country.

Question 4

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 primarily attempted to resolve which national controversy?

Accepted Answer

The expansion of slavery into new western territories

Answer

The Missouri Compromise tried to balance tensions over slavery by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while prohibiting slavery north of 36°30' latitude.

Question 5

The system of checks and balances in the U.S. government is designed primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Prevent any single branch of government from accumulating excessive power

Answer

Checks and balances gives each branch of government powers to limit the other branches, preventing dangerous concentration of authority in any one branch.

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NYSTCE NYSTCE Social Studies (005)