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Supreme Court Cases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marbury v. Madison | the 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution. It set up the principle of judicial review. |
| Dred Scott v. Sanford | the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens. |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | was a supreme court case that stated that a state could not interfere with a federal institution (couldn’t tax the national bank) |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | supreme court case that stated the federal government had the power to regulate trade between states |
| Worcestor v. Georgia | Chief Justice Jon Marshall declared Georgia's action unconstitutional and stated that Native Americans were protected by the US Constitution. |