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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 21mins
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
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.
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
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
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
Georgia laws do NOT apply in the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee must cede their lands to the Georgians
all white missionaries must leave the Cherokee Nation
Georgia has the right to distribute Cherokee lands using a lottery system
What was President Andrew jackson's response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
Jackson supported the Court's ruling and protected the Cherokee
Jackson resigned from office in protest of the Court's decision
Jackson refused to enforce the Court's ruling and did nothing to protect the Cherokee from the Georgians
Jackson had John Marshall impeached and removed from his seat on the Supreme Court
In the case of Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of...
the Georgia state government
the U.S. government
white Georgia settlers
the Cherokee Nation
Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia, because the president refused to enforce the Court's decision, the Cherokee were eventually removed from the state?
true
false
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
Gibbons v Ogden and McCulloch v Maryland both served to __________the power of the federal government.
limit
expand
dampen
frustrate
McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether the Constitution lets Congress start a _____.
tax
national bank
privatized education system
war
