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 "NN.1 …"
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Which case established the Supreme Court’s authority of judicial review?
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Which precedent set by George Washington allows the president to receive advice before making decisions?
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Let us then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind, let us restore . . . that harmony and affection without which liberty, and even life itself, are but dreary things. . . . We have called by different names brethren [brothers] of the same principle. We are all republicans: we are all federalists.
—President Thomas Jefferson, Inaugural Address, 1801
Which precedent set by George Washington was Jefferson promoting in this excerpt?
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Which precedent did President George Washington establish during his administration?
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What was a precedent established by George Washington?
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The second question, whether the judges are invested with [given] exclusive authority to decide on the constitutionality of a law, has been . . . a subject of consideration with me. . . . Certainly there is not a word in the constitution which has given that power to them more than to the executive or legislative branches.
Thomas Jefferson to W. H. Torrance, 1815
Which two items are associated with the decision discussed in this excerpt?
