Marbury vs Madison The Supreme Court can use Judicial Review –to rule on other branches of government. McCulloch vs. Maryland- Elastic Clause allows Congress to do more than the Constitution Expresses Gibbons vs. Ogden – Federal law takes precedent over state law in interstate trade.
Boundaries: the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River (1803) Feared Napoleon, French leader, had plans to build empires in Europe and the Americas. Offers France $15 million for the Louisiana Purchase. France was in desperate need of $ to finance war with other nations. This purchase more than doubles the size of the United States.