In re debs Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Foreign Service Officer Test US History Correct Questions and Answers. 12th Amendment Brought about by the Jefferson/Burr tie, stated that presidential and vice-presidential nominees would run on the same party ticket. Before that time, all of the candidates ran against each other, with the winner becoming president and second-place becoming vice-president. 13th Amendment 1865 - Freed all slaves, abolished slavery 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 13th - Ended slavery, 14th - Gave blacks civ...

Marbury vs. Madison, 1803 - correct answer Case in which the supreme court first asserted the power of judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to interpret the constitutionality of a law. McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 - correct answer Upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax a federal agency (the national bank). "The power to tax is the power to destroy." ...

This document covers the Executive Branch and Domestic Powers in the United States and several topics/United States cases regarding that.