Federal Indian Law

Did the parties in this case, know these parcels of land DID NOT overlap?

• Yes, they knew the parcels did not overlap.

• No, they were unaware the parcels did not overlap.

• Uncertain if the parties were aware.

• Not applicable.

What did the parties do to obtain a ruling?

• Purposely misrepresent the facts to the court

• Requested an arbitration

• Negotiated a settlement

• Did nothing

Marshal traces the outlines of the "doctrine of discovery" that a European power gains radical title to the land it discovers also known as what?

• Terra Nullius

• Manifest Destiny

• Doctrine of Conquest

• Sovereignty

The "discovering" power also gains the exclusive right to extinguish what?

• Foreign treaties

• Local rebellions

• “right of occupancy” of indigenous occupants

• Trade restrictions

How many Supreme Court justices were on the court membership at the time of Johnson vs. McIntosh ruling?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 9

What decision, by the U.S. Supreme Court, held that private citizens could not purchase lands from Native Americans?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Johnson v. McIntosh

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

In this case Marshall’s opinion lays down the foundation what two doctrines?

• Doctrine of Aboriginal title in the United States and the Doctrine of Discovery.

• Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

• Federalism and Separation of Powers

• Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint

Does this opinion extend to the validity of McIntosh’s title?

• Yes, it extends to the validity of McIntosh’s title.

• No, it does not extend to the validity of McIntosh’s title.

• Partially, it extends to some aspects of McIntosh’s title but not all.

• Not applicable, as the opinion does not address titles.

The opinion holds with respect to aboriginal title, that it is what?

• Inalienable

• A type of historical document

• A government policy on land use

• An international treaty

The parties in Johnson vs. McIntosh claimed to have done what?

• Purchased the same parcels of land

• Filed a lawsuit for patent infringement

• Negotiated a peace treaty

• Discovered a new territory