Question

Question 12
Questions 11-14 refer to the excerpt below.

“The authority, therefore, given to the Supreme Court by the act establishing the judicial courts of the United States to issue writs of mandamus to public officers appears not to be warranted by the Constitution, and it becomes necessary to ask whether this is Constitutional… the question of whether an act against the Constitution can become the law of the land is a question deeply interesting to the United States…

This original supreme will organizes the government and assigns to different departments their respective powers… [Within] the government of the United States… The powers of the legislature are defined and limited; and that those limits may not be mistaken or forgotten, the Constitution is written.”

Source: John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803.

All of the following were results of Marbury v. Madison EXCEPT…

A
The judicial branch was given the power to determine if laws were constitutional.

B
The Supreme Court’s purpose and power became much clearer to Americans.

C
Thomas Jefferson was not allowed to appoint justices to the Supreme Court.

D
John Marshall became an influential thinker in American politics.

Answer 1

Answer:

The average number of misprints per page in a company’s annual reports is 0.4. If a page is selected

at random, find the probability that it will contain more than two misprints. (5 marks)

(b) On average, one in every four new clients approached by an insurance salesman purchases an insurance policy. Suppose that the salesman approaches five new clients.

(i) Find the probability that exactly two will buy a policy. (5 marks)

(ii) Find the probability that at least two will buy a policy. (5 marks)