What Was the Issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

Which Supreme Court case involved the removal and resettlement of the Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

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The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Worcester v. Georgia limited the power of the state regarding their ability to pass certain state laws. President Andrew Jackson defied this Supreme Court decision with what action?

• National Bank

• Indian Removal

• Nullification Crisis

• Election of 1832

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Which principle of the U.S. Constitution was violated when the state of Georgia refused to follow the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks & Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

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What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

• Is the Cherokee nation sovereign?

• can companies construct a railroad on Cherokee land?

• Can the cherokee enforce judicial rulings?

What was the effect of Worcester v. Georgia?

• it started the process for the relocation of native americans

• decided the cherokee had the right to stay on their native lands

• forced the removal of Cherokee Nation to reservations in Oklahoma

• strained the relationship between South Carolina and introduced the idea of secession

• destroyed an important economic institution because Jackson felt it favored the elite

What was the decision in Worcester v. Georgia?

• the cherokee have the right to stay on their territory

• the cherokee must move off their land immediately

• the cherokee are allowed to enforce constitutional laws

Which constitutional principle was violated in Worcester v. Georgia?

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• republicanism

What was the main legal question in Worcester v. Georgia?

• A) Whether the state of Georgia had the authority to regulate interactions between citizens and the Cherokee Nation

• B) Whether the federal government could impose taxes on the Cherokee Nation

• C) Whether the Cherokee Nation could establish its own currency

• D) Whether the state of Georgia could annex Cherokee land

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

• A) John Marshall

• B) Roger B. Taney

• C) Salmon P. Chase

• D) Oliver Ellsworth

What was the outcome of the Worcester v. Georgia decision?

• A) The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia laws had no force within Cherokee territory

• B) The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia could enforce its laws on Cherokee land

• C) The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation must relocate

• D) The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation could not govern itself