Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Key Vocabulary
Checks and Balances
100

This Federalist appointee was named a justice of the peace by President John Adams.

Who is William Marbury?

100

Congress created this national financial institution in 1816.

What is the Second Bank of the United States?

100

This type of vessel was at the center of the dispute between Ogden and Gibbons.

What is a steamboat?

100

Anything having to do with trade or business.

What is commerce?

100

This branch of government passes laws.

What is Congress?

200

This new Secretary of State refused to deliver Marbury's appointment.

Who is James Madison?

200

This state passed a law taxing the national bank.

What is Maryland?

200

This man had a New York state license to operate a steamboat.

Who is Aaron Ogden?

200

This describes federal law's place in relation to state law when the two conflict.

What is federal supremacy over state law?

200

This branch reviews whether laws are constitutional.

What is the Supreme Court?

300

This 1789 law said the Supreme Court could hear Marbury's case.

What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?

300

The Court ruled that this state's tax on the national bank was unconstitutional.

What is Maryland?

300

This man had a national license to operate between New York and New Jersey.

Who is Thomas Gibbons?

300

These are congressional powers clearly stated in the Constitution.

What are express powers?

300

After the Court struck down a law about depictions of animal cruelty, Congress passed a new law that did not violate this amendment.

What is the First Amendment?

400

John Marshall ruled the Supreme Court could not hear the case because this law conflicted with the Constitution.

What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?

400

This kind of congressional power is clarly stated in the Constitution.

What are expressed powers?

400

The Court ruled in favor of this steamboat operator, whose license came from the national government.

Who is Thomas Gibbons?

400

These are congressional powers suggested by the Constitution.

What are implied powers?

400

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Article VI supported the principle that federal law is supreme over this level of government.

What is state government?

500

This decision established the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional, known by this name.

 What is judicial review?

500

Marshall said Congress could establish a nationa bank through this kind of power...

What are implied powers?

500

The federal government regulates this type of commerce, which takes place between states or across borders.

What is interstate commerce?

500

This is the Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional.

What is judicial review?

500

Taken together, the three cases defined the court's role, Congress's powers, and the federal government's authority to regulate this kind of activity between states.

What is business or commerce?

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