Federalism Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Established the Supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCullouch v. Maryland

• US v. Lopez

• New York Times Co. v. United States

Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime

• United States v. Lopez

• McDonald v. Chicago

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Roe v. Wade

What is the Supreme Court case that overturned the Gun Free School Zone Act of 1990 because Congress over stepped its authority in regulating interstate commerce?

• McDonald v. Chicago

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

• Baker v. Carr

• United States v. Lopez

What Supreme Court case that the government has powers that are not expressly defined in the constitution because of the Necessary & Proper clause?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Shaw v. Reno

• New York Times v. United States

• McCulloch v. Maryland

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional
• review the Constitution and make laws
• review the Constitution and veto laws
• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

1819 ruling claims a state law cannot interfere with federal law. It confirms right of Congress to set up National Bank under the elastic clause.

• Worcester v Georgia

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v Ogden

The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-

• freedom of speech
• equal protection under the law
• the supremacy of the national government
• the rights of labor unions

What do you call trading across state lines?

• International Trade

• Highway Commerce

• Inner State Commerce

• Interstate Commerce

The decision in McCullouch v. Maryland defined which clause that shaped Congress's power?

• Elastic Clause
• The clause to collect taxes
• The right of states to control interstate commerce 
• The River clause

What gives Congress the power to do anything they think is necessary and proper to get their job done?

• John Marshall
• Elastic Clause
• John Adams
• Gibbons v. Ogden