APUSH Court Cases

Unit 4 Court Cases

Marbury v Madison

Supreme Court case from 1803 that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Court to declare laws unconstitutional

McCulloch v Maryland

Supreme Court case from 1819 that ruled that National Bank was constitutional & ruled Supreme/Federal Law over State Law

Gibbons v Ogden

Supreme Court case from 1824 that ruled that states could not control interstate commerce; only federal government

Worcester v Georgia

Supreme Court case from 1832 that ruled that the state of Georgia could not interfere w/ Cherokee territory

Dred Scott v Sandford

Supreme Court case from 1857 that ruled Scott could not sue because he was African American (not a citizen; can’t sue if not a citizen)