The ruling in which case gave the Supreme Court the power to determine if acts of Congress unconstitutional?
Marbury vs. Madison
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According to Dred Scott vs. Sandford, what was made legal throughout the United States?
slavery
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What federal law did Chief Justice John Marshall rule to be unconstitutional in Marbury vs. Madison?
Judiciary Act of 1789
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The Supreme Court case of McCulloch vs. Maryland occurred because James McCulloch, head of the Baltimore branch of the 2nd Bank of the United States, refused to do what?
To pay a tax to the state of Maryland
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In Dred Scott vs. Sandford, the court decided that slaves didn't have the legal right to do what?
Sue in court
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How did President Andrew Jackson respond to Worcester vs. Georgia?
He refused to enforce the ruling
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Which two Supreme Court cases increase the power of the national government?
McCulloch vs. Maryland and Gibbons vs. Ogden
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Which Supreme Court case ruled that states could not impose regulations on Native American lands?
Worcester vs. Georgia
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What was the ruling in Worcester vs. Georgia?
that the Cherokees were an independent nation that were subject to national laws but not state laws
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What was the ruling in Dred Scott vs. Sandford?
That slaves were not citizens, they were property
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What Supreme Court case involved a slave suing his owner for his freedom because he had lived in a territory where slavery was prohibited?
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
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Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court whose rulings helped to increase the power of the federal government?