1. (Warm-Up 12-6)
Which Supreme Court case set up the principle of judicial review?
Gibbons v Ogden
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Engel v Vitale
What clause of the constitution did the supreme court point to in its decision in Gibbons v Ogden?
A) Supremacy Clause
B)Elastic Clause
C)Correct and Proper Clause
D)Commerce Clause

2. Marbury v Madison
Issue: Marbury never received his papers from Madison to be a judge.
Decision: The court does not have the power to grant Marbury his job.
Why is matters: Establishes Judicial Review. Giving the Supreme Court the right to determine if a law is Constitutional.

3. Gibbons v Ogden
Issue: Gibbons had a federal license. Ogden had a state license from New York.
Decision: Court sided with Gibbons. They said the federal government had the power to regulate interstate trade, not the states.
Why it matters: Establishes the strength of the National Government over the states.

4. McCulloch v Maryland
Issue: Maryland tries to put a tax on the national bank to force it out of business and says federal government doesn’t have the power to build a bank in the first place.
Decision: States can’t tax the federal government.
Why it matters: This case says federal government is stronger than state governments.

5. Let’s Review…
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6. Checks and balances Legislative checks executive: 1)Override a veto
2)Impeach the president
3)Approve presidential appointments
4)Approves money for federal agencies
Legislative checks judicial:
1)Approves judges
2)Can create courts

7. Checks and balances Executive checks legislative: 1)Can veto laws
Executive checks Judicial:
1)Appoints judges

8. Checks and balances Judicial checks legislative:
1)Can declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial checks executive:
1)Justices serve for life
2)Can declare executive actions unconstitutional.