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Government Powers

Government Powers. STATION 2. 2 Court Cases that Increased Government Power- Under Chief Justice Marshall!.

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Government Powers

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  1. Government Powers STATION 2

  2. 2 Court Cases that Increased Government Power- Under Chief Justice Marshall! • Gibbons V. Ogden- NY State gives Ogden rights to transport goods in NY/NJ waterways. Gibbons sues and wins. Supreme Court rules INTERSTATE Commerce is regulated by National/Federal Gov’t. • McCulloch V. Maryland- Bank Cashier McCulloch refuses to pay Maryland “stamp tax” on bank notes. Supreme Court rules Nat’l Gov.t has the right to create a Nat’l bank IMPLIED Powers- elastic clause and a State can not tax a federal entity.

  3. Court Case that Increased Government Power- Under Chief Justice Taney • Dred Scott V. Sanford (1857) Scott sues to be free after living in a free state upon returning to Missouri, a slave state. Justice Taney ruled that Scott was property. To change his status would be to take away property rights. • Taney Ruled Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional- Limiting POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, people in a state could not vote on Slave or Free property is property.

  4. Interstate commerce- Trade between states Q: Who regulates commerce? A: National Government regulates trade of all types between states. Shipping dispute In waters between NY&NJ Implied Powers- “Necessary and Proper” Q: Can State tax a agency of the US gov’t? A: Nat’l Bank Constitutional & State can not tax. Governmnent Powers Increase #2 States rights. Slave-Citizen or Property Popular Sovereignty- people choice Q: Can Congress ban Slaver, property? A: Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional

  5. Here is what gets asked on the Final: • This was the result of the Chief Justice John Marshall Supreme Court Decisions? • Strengthening of the power of the Federal Government. • How did Supreme Court decisions under Chief Marshall affect government? • Federal Powers increased over states rights. • Supreme Court under Marshall increased its power by? • Federal Government is the supreme power. • The implied powers suggested by the Constitution shows the founders recognized the? • Powers of government needed to be able to adapt to change. • The Supreme Court decision of Gibbons v. Ogden were based on the federal governments power to? • Regulate Interstate Commerce

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