Important Court Cases in U.S. History Quiz

What was the outcome of McCulloch v. Maryland?

• Congress did not have the power to charter the Bank of the United States

• Maryland's tax on the Baltimore bank branch was constitutional

• States could pass laws that impede the federal government

• Congress had the power to charter the Bank of the United States

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What did the decision in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?

• The federal government had the authority to regulate commerce that crosses state lines

• No one person or company could control much of the U.S. navigation

• The federal government had no authority to regulate commerce that crosses state lines

• States could pass laws that interfere with the power of Congress to regulate business between the states

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What was the central issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

• The responsibility of the U.S. Congress to regulate trade with the Native Americans

• The right of the Cherokee Nation to their land

• The authority of Georgia to apply its laws to Cherokee territory

• The independence and sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation

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Who believed Congress had the power under the Constitution to create a national bank?

• John Marshall

• James McCulloch

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

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What did the Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland say about implied powers?

• States have the authority to regulate implied powers

• Congress has implied powers in addition to the powers stated in the Constitution

• States cannot tax the federal government

• Congress has no implied powers

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What did the decision in Gibbons v. Ogden mean for U.S. navigation?

• The federal government had no authority to regulate U.S. navigation

• No one person or company could control much of the U.S. navigation

• The federal government had the authority to regulate U.S. navigation

• States could control much of the U.S. navigation

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What did the U.S. Constitution declare to be the supreme law of the United States?

• The decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

• The Constitution itself

• Laws passed by the federal government

• Laws passed by individual states

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Who emphasized the Cherokee Nation's independence and sovereignty in the Worcester v. Georgia case?

• Samuel A. Worcester

• Robert Fulton

• John Marshall

• Aaron Ogden

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