The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly give the power of judicial review to the Supreme Court. In fact, the court did not use this power which gives it the authority to invalidate laws and executive actions if they conflict with the Constitution until the 1803 case of Marbury v.Madison. In that case, Chief Justice JohnMarshall ruled that a statute was unconstitutional. He argued that judicial review was necessary if the court was to fulfill its duty of upholding the Constitution.Without it, he felt that the legislature would have a "real and practical omnipotence. "Moreover, several of the Constitution’s framers expected the court to act in this way. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison emphasized the importance of judicial review in the Federalist Papers, a series of essays promoting the adoption of the Constitution. However, the power of judicial review continues to be a controversial power because it allows the justices who are appointed rather than elected to overturn laws made by Congress and state lawmaking bodies.Which of the following statements is an implication of judicial review?
The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly give the power of judicial review to the Supreme Court. In fact, the court did not use this power which gives it the authority to invalidate laws and executive actions if they conflict with the Constitution until the 1803 case of Marbury v.Madison. In that case, Chief Justice JohnMarshall ruled that a statute was unconstitutional. He argued that judicial review was necessary if the court was to fulfill its duty of upholding the Constitution.Without it, he felt that the legislature would have a "real and practical omnipotence. "Moreover, several of the Constitution’s framers expected the court to act in this way. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison emphasized the importance of judicial review in the Federalist Papers, a series of essays promoting the adoption of the Constitution. However, the power of judicial review continues to be a controversial power because it allows the justices who are appointed rather than elected to overturn laws made by Congress and state lawmaking bodies.Which of the following best describes the purpose of judicial review?
Beginning in 1958 . . . local NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People] chapters organized sit-ins, where African Americans, many of whom were college students, took seats and demanded service at segregated all-white lunch counters. It was, however, the sit-in demonstrations at Woolworths store in Greensboro, North Carolina, beginning on February 1, 1960, that caught national attention and sparked other sit-ins and demonstrations in the South. One of the four students in the first Greensboro sit-in, Joe McNeil, later recounted his experience: " . . . we sat at a lunch counter where blacks never sat before. And people started to look at us. The help, many of whom were black, looked at us in disbelief too. They were concerned about our safety. We asked for service, and we were denied, and we expected to be denied. We asked why we couldnt be served, and obviously, we werent given a reasonable answer, and it was our intent to sit there until they decided to serve us."Source:www.congresslink.org and Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer (eds.) Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the1980s. Vintage Paperback, 1995.Joe McNeil has not directly stated, but would support, which of the following statements?
Beginning in 1958 . . . local NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People] chapters organized sit-ins, where African Americans, many of whom were college students, took seats and demanded service at segregated all-white lunch counters. It was, however, the sit-in demonstrations at Woolworths store in Greensboro, North Carolina, beginning on February 1, 1960, that caught national attention and sparked other sit-ins and demonstrations in the South. One of the four students in the first Greensboro sit-in, Joe McNeil, later recounted his experience: " . . . we sat at a lunch counter where blacks never sat before. And people started to look at us. The help, many of whom were black, looked at us in disbelief too. They were concerned about our safety. We asked for service, and we were denied, and we expected to be denied. We asked why we couldnt be served, and obviously, we werent given a reasonable answer, and it was our intent to sit there until they decided to serve us."Source: www.congresslink.org and Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer (eds.) Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the 1980s. Vintage Paperback, 1995.What is the authors purpose in including Joe McNeils quotation?
Source: National Archives and Record Administration.After 72 years of campaigning and protest, women were granted the right to vote in 1920. Passed by Congress and ratified by 36 of the then 48 states, theNineteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."Who are the women in this photograph addressing?
According to the information given in the map, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?
