Supreme Court Decisions
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Which president warned against forming permanent foreign alliances?
Who is George Washington?
What caused the War of 1812?
British impressment of American sailors.
Which law outlined the process for relocating Native tribes?
hat is the Indian Removal Act?
What term describes Andrew Jackson’s effort to give political power to common citizens?
Jacksonian Democracy.
The Marbury v. Madison decision reinforced which principle of government?
What is checks and balances (through judicial review)?
Which president avoided war with France during his term?
Who is John Adams?
What was one effect of the War of 1812?
Growth of U.S. manufacturing.
What happened when Worcester v. Georgia was ignored?
Cherokee lands were taken, leading to the Trail of Tears.
Expanded suffrage in the early 1800s allowed whom to vote?
More white men (no longer required property).
Which case ruled that only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce?
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Who implemented an embargo on foreign trade that hurt U.S. merchants?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What issue caused the Nullification Crisis?
High tariffs on imported goods.
Who was president during the Indian Removal Act?
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Why was the Louisiana Purchase controversial?
The Constitution didn’t clearly allow presidents to buy land.
What was the impact of the Worcester v. Georgia decision?
It ruled the Cherokee Nation was sovereign, but Jackson ignored the decision, leading to forced removal.
Who led the country during the War of 1812?
Who is James Madison?
What did South Carolina claim it could do during the Nullification Crisis?
Nullify federal laws it disagreed with.
What was the journey of forced Cherokee relocation called?
The Trail of Tears.
Who made the Louisiana Purchase?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
How did McCulloch v. Maryland strengthen the federal government?
It established that federal laws are supreme over state laws.
Which president instructed Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?
Who is James Monroe (the Monroe Doctrine)?
What did President Jackson do to the National Bank?
Removed federal funds and placed them in state banks.
Which state’s actions led to the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia?
Georgia, for enforcing laws on Cherokee territory.
How did expanded suffrage impact American democracy?
It increased voter participation and gave the “common man” more political power.