Court Cases

The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden was significant in U.S. history because it-

• reinforces federal authority over American Indian affairs

• confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

• establish the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

• upheld the power of the Electoral college to choose the vice president

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it-

• reinforces federal authority over American Indian affairs

• confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

• establish the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

• upheld the power of the Electoral college to choose the vice president

President Andrew Jackson (a)   the decision of the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia.

The Dred Scott v. Sandford court case declared slaves as ​ ​ (a)  

• property.

• citizens.

• unconstitutional.

• free.

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated the principle that the courts may declare a federal law ​ (a)  

• unconstitutional.

• biased.

• factual.

• regulated.

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Jackson responded to this decision by-

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

Which Supreme Court ruling established the following precedent: Federal courts determine the constitutionality of a law?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• The ruling gave the state authority over the Cherokee Indians

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee land

• More American Indian tribes granted licenses to missionaries to live on lands

• Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals

Which Supreme Court Case declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Worcester v. Georgia

Because of this case, you now sit in a classroom with people from many different racial and ethnic backgrounds:

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Brown v. Board of Education