John Marshall shaped the U.S. Supreme Court
from 1801-1835
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Question 0919:
Which of the following decisions of the
Marshall Court is improperly matched with its description?
(A) Marbury v. Madison--established the principle of judicial review by overturning an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789
(B) McCullough v. Maryland--ruled that a state could not tax a federal agency, in this case the Bank of the U.S.
(C) Gibbons v. Ogden--gave the federal government undisputed control over interstate commerce
(D) Fletcher v. Peck--established the principle that state laws conflicting with the U.S. Constitution were invalid
(E) Dartmouth College v. Woodward--states were no longer sovereign since they had signed the Constitution
(A) Marbury v. Madison--established the principle of judicial review by overturning an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789
(B) McCullough v. Maryland--ruled that a state could not tax a federal agency, in this case the Bank of the U.S.
(C) Gibbons v. Ogden--gave the federal government undisputed control over interstate commerce
(D) Fletcher v. Peck--established the principle that state laws conflicting with the U.S. Constitution were invalid
(E) Dartmouth College v. Woodward--states were no longer sovereign since they had signed the Constitution