Supreme Court Cases - 8th Grade U.S. History STAAR Review

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What was the result of the Supreme Court decisions made by Chief Justice John Marshall in the following cases:

• Marbury vs. Madison
• McCullough vs. Maryland
• Gibbons vs. Ogden

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the court ruled in favor of strengthening the federal government.

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Ruled slaves could never be U.S. citizens
-Slaves were continued to be viewed as property
-Declared Missouri Compromise unconstitutional

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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President __________________________ supported Indian Removal, ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia and forced the Cherokee to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.

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Andrew Jackson

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Gibbons v Ogden (1824) addressed which issue? Options: The issue of congressional privileges, The regulation of interstate commerce, The right of states to tax a federal property, The Supreme Court’s right to declare Congressional acts unconstitutional

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The regulation of interstate commerce

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In Dred Scott v Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled slaves were

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not U.S. citizens

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What is interstate commerce?

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Trade, or the exchange of goods, between two or more states.

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The _______________ went to the Supreme Court after Georgia tried to remove them from their land.

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Cherokee

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The Supreme Court ruled that ___ was not able to take the Cherokee land because the Cherokee were a sovereign nation.

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Georgia

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This court case established Judicial Review by declaring the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. This made the Supreme Court the final authority in deciding what laws and the Constitution means.

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Marbury v. Madison

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Ruled states do not have power to tax the federal government. Federal government's power is higher than state power.

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McCulloch v. Maryland