*blank* Vs *blank*
What was the importance of the Marbury vs. Madison case?
Established the principle of judicial review...
(the power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional)
Which president was Thomas Jefferson?
A. 4th
B. 10th
C. 3rd
D. 1st
C. Third US President
Was the Alien and Sedition Acts, helpful or negative towards immigrants?
Negative...
These laws included new powers to DEPORT foreigners as well as making it harder for new IMMIGRANTS to vote. Previously a new immigrant would have to reside in the United States for five years before becoming eligible to vote, but a new law raised this to 14 years.
Andrew Jackson had a very supportive following, what was their new political party and nickname?
What is, Jacksonian Democracy (Democratic Party)
What was the importance of the McCulloch vs. Maryland case?
Congress had the authority to establish a federal bank, and that the financial institution could not be taxed by the states...
(establish that the Constitution gave Congress powers that weren’t explicitly spelled out in the document)
Thomas Jefferson was the author of what?
What is the Deceleration of Independence
In the Missouri Compromise, slave states were balanced with non-salve states. What was the non-slave state that was admitted to the union to balance the addition of Missouri?
What is, Maine
What was the Supreme Courts nickname from 1800-1835?
What is, The Marshall Court...
(referring to the Supreme Court of the United States when John Marshall served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. Marshall served as Chief Justice until his death)
What was the importance of the Gibbons vs. Ogden case?
Establishing the principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with the power of Congress to regulate commerce....
(monopoly control)
What was James Madison's nickname?
What Act was the Virginia and Kentucky Resolution protesting?
What is, the Alien and Sedition Acts
How was voting affected in 1828?
What is, landowning requirements were dropped
What was the importance of the Dartmouth College vs. Woodward case?
The Supreme Court ruled that the state of New Hampshire had violated the contract clause in its attempt to install a new board of trustees for Dartmouth College
What state did James Monroe acquire from the Spanish?
A. Florida
B. California
C. Canada
D. Texas
A. Florida
What did the Judiciary Act of 1801 do?
created new courts, added judges, and gave the president more control over appointment of judges
What was the importance of the Fletcher vs. Peck case?
the Supreme Court ruled that a grant to a private land company was a contract within the meaning of the Contract Clause of the Constitution, and once made could not be repealed...
(First time Supreme Court struck down a state law on constitutional grounds)
What large Treaty did John Quincy Adams sign?
The treaty of Ghent