Marbury

Madison

vs

Gibbons

vs

Ogden

 

1803

Judge suing for his position as a federal

court judge appointed by Adams as he was

leaving office

Secretary of State that failed to deliver the

judicial appointments

The US federal government gave ME EXCLUSIVE rights to

operate my steamboat for interstate commerce!

No, New York gave me EXCLUSIVE rights to

operate my steamboat for commerce in NY

waters!

1824

McCullough

Maryland

Worcester

Georgia

vs

vs

State of MD tried to tax the branch of the national bank in MD because it

was “out-of state”

Banker that said he wasn’t going to pay the state tax for his federal bank!

Missionary Samuel Worcester arrested by Georgia

because of opposition to Cherokee removal and failure to get a license,

lost position as postmaster and arrested.Passed a law requiring all whites

living in Cherokee Indian Territory, including missionaries and persons

married to Cherokee, to obtain a state license to live there. After some

refused to obtain licenses, they were arrested, convicted, and sentenced to

four years of hard labor.18

1918

32

Early Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Early Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Gibbons

Marbury McCullough

Worcester

Early Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Gibbons

Marbury McCullough

Worcester

INCREASE POWER

Of FEDERAL Government

Expands

power of

Supreme

Court-judicia

l

review

Enforces Article VI: the

Supremacy of the Constitution to state laws

Expands power of Legislative Branch using

loose construction to

support the “necessary

& proper clause” and

the right to have a

National Bank branch in

states without paying STATE taxes

 held that the Georgia

criminal st

atute that

prohibited non-Native

Americans fro

m being

present on Native

American lands without a

license from the sta

te

was unconstit

utional.

Supreme Court Chief Justice:JOHN MARSHALL

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2. Which of the items on the list from Question 1 are symbols? What does each symbol stand for? 

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message? Explain your answer.