In Marbury v. Madison, William Marbury asked the Supreme Court for a writ ordering James Madison to deliver his commission. What did the Court hold about the writ?

Maryland taxed the Baltimore branch of the national bank, and James McCulloch refused to pay. What did McCulloch v. Maryland establish?

New York gave one company a steamboat monopoly, but Thomas Gibbons had a federal coasting license for travel between New York and New Jersey. What did Gibbons v. Ogden hold?

A 12th-grade student carried a handgun into a local school zone and was charged under a federal statute. What did United States v. Lopez hold?

A Watergate special prosecutor subpoenaed President Nixon's Oval Office tapes for a criminal trial. What did United States v. Nixon hold?

Chief Justice Marshall wrote that a law conflicting with the Constitution is void. What principle did Marbury v. Madison establish?

In McCulloch, Marshall wrote that the power to tax involves the power to destroy. What did that mean for Maryland's tax?

In Gibbons v. Ogden, Thomas Gibbons held a federal coasting license and Aaron Ogden operated under New York's steamboat monopoly. Which constitutional rule made Gibbons's federal license win?

Congress argued that guns near schools could harm education and the national economy. Why did the Lopez Court reject that argument?

During the Korean War, President Truman ordered the seizure of the nation's steel mills to keep production running through a labor strike, without asking Congress for authority. What did Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer hold?

McCulloch upheld Congress's power to charter a national bank even though no clause says 'create a bank.' Which clause supported that implied power?

Truman claimed his power as Commander in Chief let him seize the steel mills during the Korean War. Why did the Court in Youngstown reject that claim?

Gibbons v. Ogden struck down New York's steamboat monopoly for interstate travel. Which grant of power did the Court read broadly?

When it passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, Congress rejected giving the President power to seize plants in labor disputes, yet Truman seized the steel mills anyway. What line did Youngstown draw?

Tennessee had not redrawn its state legislative districts since 1901 even as its population shifted from rural to urban areas, and voters sued claiming their votes were diluted. What did Baker v. Carr hold?

Before Baker v. Carr, federal courts usually refused to hear challenges to unequal legislative districts. What reason had they given?

Nixon argued that a subpoena dispute inside the executive branch was not for courts to decide. What threshold issue did the Court resolve?

In March 1962, the Supreme Court voted 6-2 to reverse the lower court's dismissal of the Baker v. Carr case. What did the Court do with the case, and what did it stop short of deciding?

Alabama's legislature had not been reapportioned since 1900 even though its population had shifted heavily toward cities, leaving urban voters with far less representation than rural voters. What did Reynolds v. Sims hold?

In Reynolds v. Sims (1964), which constitutional provision required Alabama to draw both legislative chambers with roughly equal population in each district?

Chief Justice Warren's opinion in Reynolds v. Sims also addressed how often states should redraw legislative districts. What did it say?

Although President Nixon had to turn over the tapes, what did the Court in United States v. Nixon say about executive privilege itself?

McCulloch upheld a broad implied federal power, while Lopez struck down a federal law. What contrast between the cases is most accurate?

Gibbons allowed federal regulation of travel between states, but Lopez rejected regulation of local gun possession near a school. What line do the cases draw?

Marbury and Nixon both involved courts reviewing claims by another branch. What separation-of-powers idea links the cases?