Question

12) Select the best answer.

Why was Marbury v. Madison a landmark court ruling?

It created a formal process for amending the Constitution.

It established a precedent for informal amendments through the Court’s interpretation of the Constitution.

It established the legislative branch as the most powerful branch.

It resulted in 58 judges losing their jobs.

13) Select the best answer using the Presidential Line of Succession list from the Lesson.

Who becomes President if the President and vice president are unable to fulfill their duties?

attorney general

speaker of the House

secretary of homeland security

secretary of commerce

14) Select the best answer using the Presidential Line of Succession list from the Lesson.

The secretary of transportation is ____ in the line of succession.

third

eighteenth

tenth

fourteenth

Answer 1

12) It established a precedent for informal amendments through the Court’s interpretation of the Constitution.

13) speaker of the House

14) fourteenth