Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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- Q1In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by —ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nationasking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nationignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nationfiling another petition against the Cherokee Nation30s
- Q2The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Courtconfirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerceupheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice presidentreinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs30s
- Q3Which landmark Supreme Court case established that slaves were not citizens and denied Congress the ability to interfere with slavery in the territories?Dred Scott v. SandfordWorcester v. GeorgiaGibbons v. OgdenMcCulloch v. Maryland30s
- Q4In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated the principle that —the courts may declare a federal law unconstitutionalonly the president may issue an executive orderonly the courts may regulate interstate commercethe president may veto federal legislation30s
- Q5What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Gibbons vs. Ogden?States had power over the national government in matters involving taxation.Only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce.A state could not tax a national bank.A state had the right to control its own commerce.30s
- Q6The Supreme Court's rulings in such cases as McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden had what important overall effect?They created a stronger federal government.State government were given power of the national bankThey decided that states could regulate interstate commerce.They gave each state the power to control slavery.30s