Question 1
The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
A. narrowed the federal government's role in regulating the economy.
B. declared transportation monopolies unconstitutional.
C. strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
D. reaffirmed the New York court's ruling regarding interstate trade.
E. was a victory for Aaron Ogden, Robert Fulton, and Robert Livingston.
Question 2
The Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) that
A. Indians had a basic right to their tribal lands.
B. individual Americans had the right to buy land from Indian tribes.
C. Indians had all the rights and protections afforded to U.S. citizens.
D. the laws of the United States invalidated all Indian rights.
E. the federal government had no right to take lands from tribes.
Question 3
In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Marshall Court affirmed federal authority over
A. the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.
B. all American Indian tribes.
C. both American Indian tribes and the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.
D. individual states.
E. both individual states and all American Indian tribes.
Question 4
) In Cohens v. Virginia (1821), Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed the constitutionality of
A. state court review of state laws.
B. Supreme Court review of state court decisions.
C. state court review of congressional laws.
D. Supreme Court review of congressional laws.
E. state courts' overturning of corporate charters.
Question 5
The representative from New York who proposed an 1819 amendment prohibiting slavery in Missouri was
A. James Tallmadge Jr.
B. Henry Clay.
C. John C. Calhoun.
D. Rufus King.
E. John Jacob Astor.
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