STAAR Supreme Court Cases

What is it called when the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether something is legal or illegal (unconstitutional)?

• supreme court review

• due process

• segregation

• judicial review

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

• Marbury v Madison

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character.

• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

John Marshall
Promoted the public good
Maintained a strong sense of duty
Used clear language to discuss complex issues
What action should be added to this list?

• Upheld the doctrine of states' rights
• Supported the popular election of Supreme Court justices
• Allowed slavery to extend into western territories
• Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established judicial review

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to...

• strike down any law that the courts deems unconstitutional
• decide the outcome of election results
• overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence
• mediate disputes related to commerce between states

Supreme Court case in which a state tried to tax the national bank; the Supreme Court ruled that states do not have power over the federal government

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• Marbury vs Madison

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• Dred Scott vs Sanford

Supreme Court decision that involved steamboat operators on the Hudson River; strengthened the power of the National Government by giving it control over Interstate Commerce

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• Marbury vs Madison

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• Plessy vs Ferguson

Supreme Court decision that involved steamboat operators on the Hudson River; strengthened the power of the National Government by giving it control over Interstate Commerce

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• Marbury vs Madison

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• Plessy vs Ferguson

In 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?

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation.
• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.
• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation.
• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation.

What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt below?

• The passage of the Dawes Act.
• The Louisiana Purchase.
• The adoption of Indian removal policies.
• The Battle of Tippecanoe.