Court Cases

Question 1

Thomas Cooper published an article attacking _______ and the _______ party.

Answer 1

John Adams, Federalist

Question 2

Involved the constitutionality of the Sedition Acts and the 1st amendment

Answer 2

US V. Thomas Cooper 1800

Question 3

Thomas Cooper was found guilty of publishing a sedition article and fined $______

Answer 3

400

Question 4

Thomas Cooper was also imprisoned for _________ when the sedition acts were repealed.

Answer 4

6 months

Question 5

William Marbury sued __________, secretary of state.

Answer 5

James Madison

Question 6

He sued him for failing to deliver his appointment as a ___________

Answer 6

Justice of the peace

Question 7

Marbury was appointed by _______ as a midnight judge

Answer 7

John Adams

Question 8

The chief justice in the Marbury v. Madison case was ________

Answer 8

John Marshall

Question 9

__________ wrote the opinion for Marbury v. Madison

Answer 9

John Marshall

Question 10

Established the principle of Judicial Review

Answer 10

Marbury v. madison

Question 11

In 1795, the _______ legislature passed a law giving a land grant to four companies then voided the law and the grant the following year.

Answer 11

Georgia

Question 12

________ received land then sold it to Robert Fletcher.

Answer 12

John Peck

Question 13

The chief justice for Fletcher V. Peck was ________

Answer 13

John Marshall

Question 14

The decision was unanimous for ______ and opinion written by John Marshall in Fletcher v. Peck

Answer 14

Peck

Question 15

Binding contract cannot be invalidated due to the constitutional safeguard on contracts

Answer 15

Fletcher v. peck

Question 16

Following the American revolution, _______ passed laws to seize loyalist land

Answer 16

Virginia

Question 17

________ received land from his loyalist uncle, however, the land was transferred back to virginia and given to david hunter

Answer 17

Denny Martin

Question 18

Court reversed the ruling as it violated the ______ clause of Article IV

Answer 18

Supremacy

Question 19

Chief justice for Martin v. Hunter Lessee was _____

Answer 19

John marshall

Question 20

Main issue was the constitutional status of state court rulings

Answer 20

Martin v. Hunter lessee

Question 21

Martin v. Hunter lessee decision was unanimous for ______ and main opinion was written by Joseph Story

Answer 21

Martin

Question 22

Federal interpretations of federal law supersede state interpretations

Answer 22

Martin v. hunter lessee

Question 23

Congress chartered the second bank of the US in ______

Answer 23

1816

Question 24

1818, ____ passed a law to impose a punitive tax on the bank which other states emulated

Answer 24

Maryland

Question 25

James McCulloch a Baltimore ________, refused to pay taxes.

Answer 25

Bank Cashier

Question 26

Maryland's appeals court found the second bank _________

Answer 26

unconstitutional

Question 27

The chief justice in McCulloch v. Maryland was ________

Answer 27

John Marshall

Question 28

The decision was unanimous for McCulloch and opinion written by ________

Answer 28

John Marshall

Question 29

The court ruled that Congress had the power to incorporate the bank as a part of __________ Clause

Answer 29

Necessary and Proper

Question 30

States could not tax federal government institutions since that would give them the power to limit or destroy federal creations

Answer 30

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 31

Congress passed a law authorizing a lottery in _________

Answer 31

the District of Columbia

Question 32

The ______ brothers sold lottery tickets in Virginia which violated state law

Answer 32

Cohen

Question 33

The virginia supreme court found the cohen brothers ______ and put the state laws above the federal government's

Answer 33

guilty

Question 34

The decision was unanimous for ______ in Cohen v. Virginia

Answer 34

Virginia

Question 35

The main issue was the constitutional status of hierarchy in court system

Answer 35

Cohen v. Virginia

Question 36

The main opinion was written by _______ in Cohen v. Virginia

Answer 36

John Marshall

Question 37

The court ruled that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review state criminal proceedings and cases involving constitutional questions.

Answer 37

Cohen v. virginia

Question 38

Samuel Worcester and others were indicted for living on _______ lands in violation of state law.

Answer 38

Cherokee

Question 39

The arrangement was not recognized by _______ state law which did not recognize cherokee authority

Answer 39

Georgia

Question 40

Worcester received a sentence of _____ "hard labors"

Answer 40

four

Question 41

The issue of constitutional status of indian tribes that involved the supremacy clause

Answer 41

Worcester v. Georgia

Question 42

The main opinion was written by _______ in Worcester v. Georgia

Answer 42

John Marshall

Question 43

A writ of error was issued to the superior court of ________ county, georgia

Answer 43

Gwinnett

Question 44

Georgia law violated the 1791 treaty of ______

Answer 44

Holston

Question 45

Decision established that states couldn't enforce laws on native land

Answer 45

Worcester v. georgia

Question 46

A ______ law prohibited the removal of blacks out of state for purposes of enslaving them

Answer 46

Pennsylvania

Question 47

Margaret Morgan, a black woman, was moved to pennsylvania by ______ then granted freedom

Answer 47

John Ashmore

Question 48

A slave catcher _______ was sent to capture Margaret Morgan.

Answer 48

Edward Prigg

Question 49

Edward prigg was to capture margaret morgan to bring her back to ______ by relatives of Ashmore

Answer 49

Maryland

Question 50

The chief justice was _______ in Prigg v. Pennsylvania

Answer 50

Roger Taney

Question 51

Main question was if states could pass a law overruling a federal law involving enslaved persons

Answer 51

Prigg v. Pennsylvania

Question 52

The decision was 7 - 1 for Prigg and the main opinion was written by ________

Answer 52

Joseph Story

Question 53

Prigg v. Pennsylvania concluded the Pennsylvania law was unconstitutional and violated the _______ law.

Answer 53

Fugitive Slave

Question 54

The one dissenting opinion in Prigg v. Pennsylvania was by __________ who wrote that pennsylvania's law was not in violation of federal law and prigg had not followed either.

Answer 54

Justice John McLean

Question 55

United States v. Thomas Cooper

Answer 55

1800

Question 56

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 56

1803

Question 57

Fletcher v. Peck

Answer 57

1810

Question 58

Martin v. Hunter's Lessee

Answer 58

1816

Question 59

McCulloch v. Maryland

Answer 59

1819

Question 60

Cohen v. Virginia

Answer 60

1821

Question 61

Worcester v. Georgia

Answer 61

1832

Question 62

Prigg v. Pennsylvania

Answer 62

1842