AP Supreme Court Cases (marbury v madison, mcculloch v maryland, us v lopez)

Main idea of Marbury v Madison

Judicial Review

Judicial Review

ability of the court to declare a legislative or executive act in violation of the Constitution

Basic facts of Marbury v Maryland

president elected judges and when a new president of a different party was elected, they said that the judge shouldn't be appointed, and then that judge sued saying he should be a judge

Ruling of Marbury v Madison

SC ruled the law to appoint judges was wrong

Main idea of McCulloch v Maryland

Supremacy Clause

Supremacy Clause

when the state and federal law are conflicting over something like a law, the federal law has precedence over the state law

Basic Facts of McCulloch v Maryland

the federal gov established national banks in Maryland under the necessary and proper clause, but Maryland didn't like that so they tried to tax it out of existence. it was then taken to the SC and the SC said Maryland can't tax instruments of the federal gov

Ruling of McCulloch v Maryland

SC said Maryland can't tax instruments of the federal gov and the federal law has precedence over state law so they can put the national bank in Maryland because of the supremacy clause (and maybe necessary and proper)

Coin Money

Printing money

Basic Facts of United States v Lopez

Alfonzo Lopez brought a gun on school property, and because it is a federal crime to do so, he was charged with a federal crime. But they made that law using the commerce clause. But the commerce clause is not valid in this case

Commerce Clause

gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes

Ruling of United States v Lopez

it is up to the states to decide their law on bringing a gun on school property, because the commerce clause was invalid to use in this case