Early Supreme Court cases

Which case established the idea of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

Which case established the idea of federal supremacy?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

Which case established the idea of interstate commerce?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

What is judicial review?

• The job of the Supreme Court is support all laws passed by Congress

• The job of the Supreme Court is to judge laws as unconstitutional

• The job of the Supreme Court is to decide arguments between states

What is federal supremacy?

• The federal government always wins over states

• State wants are more important than federal wants

• The closer you live to Washington, DC, the more power you have

What does the idea of interstate commerce mean?

• Different states have different kinds of money

• Congress has the power to control all business between states

• There are many taxes if you buy something from a different state

Let's say... the state of Georgia made a law saying no white people were allowed on Native American lands. One man didn't like this law and went to the Supreme Court. What happens next?

• The Supreme Court says the state of Georgia can do what it wants.

• Through judicial review, the Supreme Court said the law was unconstitutional.

Navigating the Ohio River is essential to Western Expansion. Will the US use the river and take lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Yes, because only Congress (and not one company) controls interstate commerce

• No, because one company controls all navigation. They don't want to give up their water access, land, or power.

Let's say... Pennsylvania says it is illegal to capture a person in Pennsylvania and take them back into slavery in another state. However, the federal government says it's okay to take a person back to slavery if they escaped. What will happen here?

• Pennsylvania will win because their law is better

• The federal government will win because of federal supremacy

Because of these cases, who gained more power? Who has a higher right to property?

• Steamboat operators

• The US federal government

• Enslaved people

• Banks