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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 "EPD.1 …"

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This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

Read the excerpt.

We admit  . . .  that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended [exceeded]. But we think the  . . .  construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature  . . .  the powers  . . .  which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.

— Chief Justice John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819


Which clause in the Constitution does Chief Justice Marshall support in this excerpt?

  1. A.
    the supremacy clause
  2. B.
    the common defense clause
  3. C.
    the advice and consent clause
  4. D.
    the necessary and proper clause

This is a question with 2 parts, including a drag and drop question that allows you to select text and place it in an appropriate answer space.

Read the excerpt.

 . . . It is maintained by the advocates of the bank that its constitutionality in all its features ought to be considered as settled . . . by the decision of the Supreme Court. To this conclusion I can not assent . . . 

—President Andrew Jackson, veto message

Part A

Select the name of the Supreme Court case referred to in this excerpt and move it to the box.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

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.

Congress has the power to create a national bank. States could deposit money in a national bank. Maryland is not able to tax a national bank.

Impact of Case:

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Multiple-choice question with one correct answer choice.

Which Supreme Court case established that Congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause?

  1. A.
    McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
  2. B.
    Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
  3. C.
    Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  4. D.
    Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)