Which of the following statements about “notable” chief justices is FALSE? John
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Which of the following statements about “notable” chief justices is FALSE?
John Marshall was the first Chief Justice to serve on the Court.
Roger Taney was the fifth Chief appointed by Andrew Jackson, and wrote the opinion for perhaps the most infamous case in Supreme Court history, Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857).
William Howard Taft was the tenth Chief Justice, and he is the only person to have been President and also served on the Supreme Court; he planned and oversaw the design and construction of the Court’s building known as the “marble temple.”
Charles Evans Hughes was the eleventh Chief, and he oversaw the Court during the tumultuous period of the New Deal in which the Court found itself in conflict with FDR when it struck down key New Deal legislation; Hughes guided the Court in a direction to accept the New Deal and chart a new course/agenda for the Court.
Earl Warren was the fourteenth Chief, and guided the Court through a period of a “rights revolution,” in which the Court expanded civil rights and civil liberties in well known cases such as Brown v. Bd. Of Education(1954) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966).
A.John Marshall was the first Chief Justice to serve on the Court.
B.Roger Taney was the fifth Chief appointed by Andrew Jackson, and wrote the opinion for perhaps the most infamous case in Supreme Court history, Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857).
C.William Howard Taft was the tenth Chief Justice, and he is the only person to have been President and also served on the Supreme Court; he planned and oversaw the design and construction of the Court’s building known as the “marble temple.”
D.Charles Evans Hughes was the eleventh Chief, and he oversaw the Court during the tumultuous period of the New Deal in which the Court found itself in conflict with FDR when it struck down key New Deal legislation; Hughes guided the Court in a direction to accept the New Deal and chart a new course/agenda for the Court.
E.Earl Warren was the fourteenth Chief, and guided the Court through a period of a “rights revolution,” in which the Court expanded civil rights and civil liberties in well known cases such as Brown v. Bd. Of Education(1954) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966).
Explanation / Answer
Answer: A)John Marshall was the first Chief Justice to serve on the Court.
He was the fourth chief justice of the USA.
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