Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court whose rulings helped to increase the power of the federal government?
John Marshall
Which Supreme Court case increased the power of the judicial branch?
Marbury vs. Madison
In Gibbons vs. Ogden, the Supreme Court declared that the national government had control over what activity in the U.S.
interstate commerce
What was the state of Maryland trying to tax in McCulloch vs. Maryland?
The Second Bank of the United States
According to Dred Scott vs. Sandford, what was made legal throughout the United States?
slavery
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
How did President Andrew Jackson respond to Worcester vs. Georgia?
He refused to enforce the ruling
What federal law did Chief Justice John Marshall rule to be unconstitutional in Marbury vs. Madison?
Judiciary Act of 1789
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
The ruling in what Supreme Court case declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
The ruling in which case gave the Supreme Court the power to determine if acts of Congress unconstitutional?
Marbury vs. Madison
What was the major issue in McCulloch vs. Maryland?
if a state could tax the national government
In Dred Scott vs. Sandford, the court decided that slaves didn't have the legal right to do what?
Sue in court
What Supreme Court case ruled that only the national government could control interstate commerce?
Gibbons vs. Ogden
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
Which Supreme Court case ruled that states could not impose regulations on Native American lands?
Worcester vs. Georgia
What impact did the ruling in Dred Scott vs. Sandford mean for runaway slaves in the north?
They could be recaught and returned to their owner
What is judicial review?
the power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress or the president unconstitutional
In Gibbons vs.Ogden, Thomas Gibbons argued that his federal license to operate a steamboat along the coast gave him the right to do what?
operate his steamboat on the Hudson River without permission from the state of New York
What Supreme Court ruling increased the power of the federal government by giving Congress more power than what was specifically stated in the Constitution?
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Which two Supreme Court cases increase the power of the national government?
McCulloch vs. Maryland and Gibbons vs. Ogden
The ruling in which case declared that any law that violated the constitution was null and void?
Marbury vs. Madison
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