The court system and judicial review: Marbury v. Madison

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   What did James Madison not do, Zee asks?

   • Write the opinion
   • Pass the 1789 law
   • Deliver Marbury's commission
   • Name Marbury, as Adams did
3. 2.

   What did the Court decide about the 1789 law's part on this, Ari asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • It was a treaty
   • It went against the Constitution
   • It was fine, and the Court used it to give the order
   • It was part of the Constitution
4. 3.

   Which way does the last arrow run, and what does it say, Bo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • From the Court to Madison: no order
   • No arrow
   • From Marbury to Adams
   • From Madison to the Court: an order
5. 4.

   By Line 1, whose duty is it to say what the law is, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The states
   • Congress, which makes the laws
   • The judicial department
   • The President
6. 5.

   Jun reads the words judicial review. What do they mean, by the note?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The President signing laws
   • Juries voting on laws
   • Courts deciding if a law breaks the Constitution
   • Congress reviewing court decisions each year
7. 6.

   Kira reads the word commission. What is it, by the note?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A vote
   • A court's final ruling on a case
   • A tax
   • The paper that gives an office
8. 7.

   How many years after the 1789 law was Marbury decided (1803), Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 24 years
   • 3,592 years
   • 14 years
   • 16 years
9. 8.

   How many years ago was Marbury decided, counting from 2026, Milo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 213 years
   • 223 years
   • 233 years
   • 3,829 years
10. 9.

    Which sentence about the case is careful, Pia asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The Court had no power after it
    • Marbury lost, but the Court gained judicial review
    • Marbury won and became a judge that week
    • Madison wrote the opinion
11. 10.

    Ren's note says, "Judicial review is written word for word in the Constitution." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Change it: Congress created it in 1789
    • Leave it: Article III names it
    • Change "review" to "revue"
    • Change it: it comes from Marbury v. Madison