Landmark Court Cases

Gibbons v Ogden and McCulloch v Maryland both served to __________the power of the federal government.

• limit

• expand

• dampen

• frustrate

What is interstate commerce?

• Trade, or the exchange of goods, between two or more states.

• Trade, or the exchange of goods, within one state.

• Trade, or the exchange of goods, between two or more nations.

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

• executive
• judicial
• legislative

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

Ruled only the federal government can regulate interstate commerce. Federal government's power is higher than state power.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Ogden v. Gibbons

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Dredd Scott v Sanford

Ruled states do not have power to tax the federal government. Federal government's power is higher than state power.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Ogden v. Gibbons

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Dredd Scott v Sanford

This case established JUDICIAL REVIEW

• US v. Nixon
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Marbury v. Madison 

What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial Review
• Make Laws
• Supremacy Clause
• Execute Laws

Who was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

• Samuel Worcester

• William McIntosh

• John Marshall

• Andrew Jackson

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether the Constitution lets Congress start a _____.

• tax

• national bank

• privatized education system

• war