1. Which of the three branches of government was really an "afterthought?"

1. "The Court will never be that far out of tune with the prevailing ________ and ________ of its time."

1. Which Chief Justice "invented" the Supreme Court, transcending his own life and changing American history?

One Nation Under Law:

1. "The Framers knew they wanted an _________ judiciary, free from the pressures of politics, but little else was determined."

1. According to current Chief Justice John Roberts, what was the work of the early Supreme Court?

1. What was the original size of the Supreme Court - or number of Justices on the bench?

1. What was it that drew the Supreme Court into the momentous battles of the early republic?

1. Which group advocated a stout national government and dominated politics in the late 19th century?

1. Who won the presidency in the election of 1800?

1. Who did "lame duck" President Adams nominate as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

1. How was the swearing in of President Jefferson "one of the most ironic moments in American history?"

1. What was the first fight between President Jefferson and Chief Justice Marshall?

1. What was President Adams' last partisan act upon leaving the presidency?

1. "The key lesson of Marbury v. Madison, 1803, is, don't give important documents to your _______________."

1. How many commissions sat signed, sealed, and undelivered when President Jefferson came into office?

1. How did President Jefferson direct his new Secretary of State, James Madison, concerning the commissions?

1. Who showed up at the Supreme Court ten months later demanding delivery of the commissions?

1. Describe Secretary of State Madison's response to Chief Justice Marshall's demand to give just cause for withholding the commissions?

1. How did the Jeffersonian dominated Congress respond to this demand by the Supreme Court?

1. According to Louis Weinberg, what would have been the effect if the Supreme Court, or Chief Justice Marshall, had backed down in this case?

1. What was the first case on the docket in February of 1803?

1. Where was the Supreme Court meeting at the time?

1. Describe Chief Justice Marshall's decision.

1. Why did the Supreme Court not have jurisdiction in this case?

1. How did this decision firmly establish the Supreme Court's central power of "judicial review?"

1. According to current Chief Justice Roberts, what was Marshall's "real significant and unique contribution?"

1. There is no Brown v. Board of Education; there is no Roe v. Wade; there is no Bush v. Gore; without the power of ________ ________."

"Marshall"

1. Where did Supreme Court sessions take place in the early 19th century?

1. For what reason did Chief Justice Marshall decide to shed the scarlet robes traditionally worn on the Supreme Court in favor of the black robe?

1. In what way did Chief Justice Marshall establish the Supreme Court in a non-political and non-partisan manner?

1. How did Chief Justice Marshall add flare to the court's session each year?

1. Describe Chief Justice Marshall's influence on the way the Supreme Court did business.

1. According to retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, why did Chief Justice Marshall insist upon unanimous decisions by the Supreme Court?

1. How did Chief Justice Marshall respond to an associate Justice desiring to register his dissent?

1. What argument had "bedeviled" the republic since its founding?

1. Describe the two general views of the federal government as represented by President Jefferson and Chief Justice Marshall.

1. Describe John Marshall's military experience in the Revolutionary War.

1. How did his military experience impact his views concerning federalism?

1. "When individual ______ misbehave, John Marshall's Court slaps them down."

1. Explain the significance of the Supreme Court's decision, under Chief Justice Marshall, in Fletcher v. Peck, 1809.

1. "No state shall pass any law impairing the obligation of ________." - Quote taken from Article I, Section 10 of The U.S. Constitution

1. Describe the significance of Chief Justice Marshall's crowning decision in 1819.

1. Why was Marshall treated as a traitor upon returning home to Virginia?

1. Upon what issue did Jefferson and Marshall find themselves temporarily in "rare agreement," only to split in 1820?

1. Why was retired President Jefferson furious about the Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819?

1. Who was swept into the presidency by the "rabble" Marshall had so long feared in 1828?

1. What was one of the most "recalcitrant" states in the United States in the early 19th century?

1. "Georgia's seizure of Cherokee lands had been _______." Chief Justice Marshall

1. "Marshall has made his decision, now let him _______ it!" President Jackson

1. "The lesson of the Cherokee cases is that the power of the Supreme Court is merely the power to ________."

1. Describe the state of the Supreme Court when Chief Justice Marshall passed away in July of 1835.

1. Who did President Jackson appoint as Chief Justice to replace John Marshall?

1. "I yield to the conviction that our ___________ cannot last. The Union has been prolonged thus far on _____________. They cannot continue." Chief Justice John Marshall