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The Supreme Court and the Role of Government What was the most significant result of the ruling in Marbury v. Madison? ● ● ● ● The ruling narrowed the powers of the federal government. The ruling determined that the Supreme Court should not hear Marbury's case. The ruling was made by Chief Justice John Marshall of the Supreme Court. The ruling determined that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional. Why did William Marbury support the Judiciary Act of 1789? ● ● ● ● It allowed Marbury to take his case to the Supreme Court. It overruled James Madison and confirmed Marbury's appointment. It said that James Madison's actions were unconstitutional. It limited the Constitution's power to affect Marbury's case. In McCulloch v. Maryland, what did the State of Maryland argue? ● ● ● ● Banks cannot be created by Congress. States can determine which institutions within its borders must pay taxes. A federal bank must pay taxes to the state in which it is located. Banks may only be created by Congress, not by individuals. Who was involved in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden? ● ● ● ● two competing owners of steamboat companies a steamboat owner and the federal government two steamboat owners who didn't want to pay federal taxes two steamboat owners who argued with federal law By ruling in James McCulloch's favor in McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court agreed that ● ● ● ● Congress should not be involved in creating banks. McCulloch could continue to pay state, not federal, taxes. Congress had the power to create a federal bank. McCulloch could run a state bank under federal laws. [Congress shall have power] to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States. This excerpt reinforces the idea of ● ● ● ● federal supremacy. implied powers. balance of powers. judicial review. James McCulloch most likely supported the idea that Congress could create banks because ● ● ● ● he knew that Maryland law did not allow for state-run banks. he believed the Court should follow the implied powers of the Constitution. he supported the idea of federal supremacy. he didn't want to pay state taxes on his bank. An implied power is one that ● ● ● ● is clearly outlined in the Constitution. gives the Supreme Court power to revise the Constitution. overrules the wording of the Constitution. is suggested by the Constitution. Before McCulloch v. Maryland went to court, the state of Maryland ● ● ● ● argued that James McCulloch must pay federal taxes. created the first federal bank in the state. said that only state banks were allowed within Maryland's borders. passed a law that required federal banks to pay state taxes. If two laws conflict with each other, the Court must decide on the operation of each. . . . [T]he Constitution . . . must govern the case to which they both apply. The excerpt describes ● ● ● ● the principle of judicial review. the balance of power between branches. the system of checks and balances. the limitations of the Supreme Court's power.

American Government- Unit 7

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