This page shows a list of test questions in the 8th Grade Social Studies public release collection at MSDE. 8th Grade Social Studies
Standard "1.0 Civics," Indicator "CW.2 …"
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Which statement about the Supreme Court decision in Ex Parte Merryman (1861) is correct?
This is a question with 4 parts, including a drag and drop question that allows you to select text and place it in an appropriate answer space, and, a matching question that allows you to match elements from one list with those on another list.
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As the case comes before me, therefore, I understand that the President not only claims the right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus himself, . . . but to delegate that discretionary power to a military officer, and to leave it to him to determine whether he will or will not obey judicial process that may be served upon him.
—Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
Part A
Select the name of the court case referred to in this excerpt and move it to the box.
Court Case:
Part B
Select the two statements that best describe the impact this Supreme Court case had and move them to the box in any order.
Impact of Case:
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Multiple-choice question with one correct answer choice.
What was the subject of the federal court case Ex parte Merryman (1861)?