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Directions:​ With your group, read the background information and summarize the information
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Marbury
v
Madison
1803
McCulloc
h
V
Maryland
Background
Decision
Significance
Marbury wants to be a federal
judge but Madison refuses to
deliver the last minute
appointments. Marbury sues.
Supreme Court declares
Judiciary Act unconstitutional.
Madison does not have to
deliver the appointments.
Supreme Court gains power of
“judicial review” meaning
judges have the power to
review laws and decide if they
are constitutional or not.
Maryland tries to tax the
National Bank. McCulloch
(treasurer for bank) refuses to
pay tax and Maryland sues.
Federal government CAN have
a national bank because of
“necessary and proper” clause
of constitution.
State governments canNOT
tax the federal government
because of Supremacy Clause
of Constitution.
Ogden given license by New
York to operate a steamboat
in between New York and
New Jersey. Gibbons given
license by federal government.
Both sue to be only steamboat
on the river.
Federal government and NOT
the states have the power to
control ‘interstate commerce”
or trade between the states.
Gave federal government more
power.
1819
Gibbons
V
Ogden
1824
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1. The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland was important because it—
a. Upheld the constitutionality of the Judiciary Act of 1789
b. Created Congress’s power to establish a National Bank if “necessary and proper”
c. Permitted the federal government to regulate interstate commerce
d. Established the Supreme Court’s power to judge the constitutionality of laws
2. The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden basically addressed which of the following issues?
a. The issue of congressional privileges
b. The regulation of interstate commerce
c. The right of states to tax a federal property
d. The Supreme Court’s right to declare Congressional acts unconstitutional
3. Which power did the US Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?
a. Judicial review
b. Hearing appeals from lower federal courts
c. Deciding cases involving two or more states
d. Judicial independence through lifetime tenure
4. Which Action should be added to the list above?
a. Upheld the doctrine of states’ rights
b. Supported the popular election of Supreme Court justices
c. Allowed slavery to extend into western territories
d. Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial review
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