JUMPSTART – OL – In your notebook! Copy this standard in your notebook: “Summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases, including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden.” summarize What does it mean to summarize? Marbury v. Madison Review your notes on Marbury v. Madison. How would you summarize that case and the principle it established?
Power Play: State vs. Nation What if someone gave you the power to read stories to a first grade class in the library—but gave the first graders the power to decide if you were allowed to use any books? Imagine you have the power to decide which shows your family will watch, but your sister has the power to decide whether anyone is allowed to turn on the TV. Who’s really in control?
A New Government = BIG Questions Constitution – an IMPERFECT document STRICT vs. LOOSE Construction Demonstrated the forward future thinking of our Founding Fathers But open to INTERPRETATION!
POOL POWER You have a summer job as a lifeguard at the community pool. Your boss gives you the power to make the rules about food and drinks at the pool. You decide that people can bring their own beverages, but they shouldn’t bring their own snacks. In order to carry out this rule, you make arrangements to have a snack bar built on the pool patio so customers can buy the snacks there. WHOA! Did your boss give you that kind of power??
Constitutional Powers Is building a snack bar “necessary and proper” for making rules about food and drinks at the pool?
Banking, Taxes, and Power…Oh MY!
If It’s Necessary and Proper, It’s Okay Since Congress can… Regulate commerce Borrow money Collect taxes Then Congress can also… Establish a national bank
State Interference? Not Okay. Constitution says that laws of the U.S. “shall be the supreme law of the land” and states must follow them. Federal government is “supreme” over state governments.
JUMPSTART – Gibbons vs. Ogden Take a Gibbons vs. Ogden reading from the from table Annotate the reading by highlighting key ideas and people Be sure to identify the: Issue or disagreement Decision of the Supreme Court Significance of the case in history You have 15 minutes to complete the reading and annotations
Gibbons v. Ogden Who are the key players? What are their arguments? What did the Supreme Court say? How does this affect us today?
McCulloch vs. Maryland Maryland wanted to tax its branch of the national bank If allowed, states could claim power over the national govt Court said NO! Promoted unity by strengthening the federal government
Gibbons vs. Ogden Two steamship operators fought over shipping rights between NY and NJ Court ruled that interstate commerce could only be regulated by the federal govt Stronger federal government reflected growing nationalism VS