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Explain what four early Supreme Court cases decided and why they mattered.
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The Court said it could treat a federal law as void when it conflicted with the Constitution. Which early Supreme Court case established judicial review?
William Marbury asked the Supreme Court to order delivery of his justice commission, but the Court said it lacked constitutional power to issue that order. Which case was it?
Congress created the Second Bank of the United States under implied powers, and a state challenged it. Which case upheld the bank?
The Court ruled that Maryland could not tax a federal bank because states may not control constitutional federal operations. Which case decided this?
New York granted a steamboat monopoly, but a federal coasting license prevailed for travel between states. Which case decided this dispute?
The Court held that Congress's commerce power included navigation across state lines. Which early republic case made that ruling?
Georgia convicted Samuel Worcester for living in Cherokee territory without a state license, but the Court rejected Georgia's authority there. Which case was this?
The Court said the Cherokee Nation was a distinct community and that U.S.-Cherokee relations belonged to the federal government. Which case decided that?
A state puts a special tax on a federal mint, and the Court says the tax would burden constitutional federal operations. Which case supports that ruling?
A ferry company has a federal license to cross a state border, but one state grants a rival an exclusive route. Which case supports the federal license?
Congress passes a statute that conflicts with the Constitution, and a federal court refuses to enforce it. Which case supplies the principle?
A state requires traders to buy a state license before doing business inside a different tribal nation's treaty-protected homeland. Which case supports striking down that licensing requirement?
Congress creates a national road agency as a useful means to carry out its constitutional power over post roads. Which case supports that implied power?
Why did Marbury v. Madison matter for the national government?
Why did McCulloch v. Maryland matter for federal power?
Why did Gibbons v. Ogden matter for the economy?
Why did Worcester v. Georgia matter for federal Indian policy?
Which of these cases was decided last, in 1832, while Andrew Jackson was president?
Later laws regulating railroads that crossed state lines built on one ruling's broad meaning of commerce. Which ruling was it?
Which of these cases was decided first, in 1803, while Thomas Jefferson was president?
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