Early Republic Court Cases Quiz

Which court case dealt with the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which court case involved the rights of Native American tribes?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

In Marbury v. Madison, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Marshall

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

Which court case established the supremacy of federal laws over state laws?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which court case involved the issue of whether a state could regulate commerce on a river that crossed state boundaries?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

Which court case ruled that the state of Georgia did not have the authority to enforce its laws within Cherokee territory?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

In McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the federal institution being taxed by the state of Maryland?

• Second Bank of the United States

• United States Mint

• Federal Reserve System

• First Bank of the United States

Which court case established that the federal government has the power to create a national bank?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• McCulloch v. Maryland