This document summarizes four important Supreme Court cases: Marbury v. Madison established the Court's power of judicial review; McCulloch v. Maryland increased national power over states; Gibbons v. Ogden affirmed federal regulation of interstate trade; and Dred Scott v. Sanford denied citizenship to African Americans and found the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, exacerbating sectional divisions.

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Marbury v. Madison (1803) –
said that the Supreme Court had right to
review all laws made by Congress;
established the idea of Judicial Review

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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) –
said that a state could not tax a national
bank; increased the power of the national
government

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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) –
said that federal government had the
power to regulate trade between states.

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Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) –
said that African Americans were not
citizens of the U.S. and said that Missouri
Compromise was unconstitutional;
increased sectionalism

6. Marbury v. Madison (1803) – said that the Supreme Court had right
to review all laws made by Congress; established the idea of Judicial
Review
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) – said that a state could not tax a
national bank; increased the power of the national government
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) – said that federal government had the
power to regulate trade between states.
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) – said that African Americans were not
citizens of the U.S. and said that Missouri Compromise was
unconstitutional; increased sectionalism
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