Marshall’s Court

Question 1

The Judiciary Act of 1789

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gave the Supreme Court the power to hear special cases.

Question 2

How did the Supreme Court case, Gibbons v. Ogden, affect interstate commerce?

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It determined that only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce.

Question 3

The Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden was related to

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business rights.

Question 4

The case of United States v. Stevens in 2010 is an example of the Supreme Court’s power of

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judicial review.

Question 5

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that

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Gibbons’s federal license allowed him to operate in multiple states.

Question 6

How did the 1803 ruling in Marbury v. Madison affect the balance of power in the federal government?

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It gave the judicial branch a way to check the power of Congress.

Question 7

According to Gibbons v. Ogden, a state

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could make laws regulating businesses that operated only in one state.

Question 8

The outcome of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison defined the constitutionality of the

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Judiciary Act of 1789.

Question 9

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress

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can establish a national bank.

Question 10

Gibbons v. Ogden was mainly about the power of Congress to

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regulate commerce.

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