Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Marbury vs. Madison, McCullough vs. Maryland, Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
Explain key cases that helped shape the United States
Supreme Court, including
Marbury versus Madison,
McCullouch versus Maryland, and Cherokee Nation versus
Georgia.
Chapter 8 Section 1
Andrew Jackson president that orders the Indian
Removal Act
The Cherokee made their own government and
Constitution. They adapted their lives to be
more like the white people. (Assimilation)
The Cherokee thought of themselves as a self-
governing nation. They did not want to move.
Georgia thought otherwise. They wanted the
land the Cherokee lived on and eventually
wanted to move the Cherokee.
The Cherokee sue Georgia because they
want to maintain their sovereignty and
land.
John Marshall sided with Georgia saying
that the Cherokee were a dependent
nation with the United States and they did
not possess original jurisdiction
Dependent nations do not possess full
political independence or sovereignty
The court case opens again when a missionary named
Samuel Worcester lives among the Cherokee nation.
Worcester is a Christian missionary who is against the
relocation of Native Americans
In Georgia, Non-Native Americans cannot live among the
Native Americans without a license from the state
government
Samuel Worcester was found guilty, but appeals to the
Supreme Court.
Claims the State of Georgia did not have jurisdiction to
enforce the law on Native American soil.
John Marshall sides with Worcester saying the Cherokee are now
a sovereign nation and Georgia should honor the Cherokee’s
property rights.
State governments do not have jurisdiction over Native American
groups, only the Federal government does.
14
th
Amendment- does not allow any government in the United
States from blocking a citizen’s rights to pursue “life, liberty, and
happiness”.
Andrew Jackson does not like the verdict when appealed.
He comments that John Marshall will have to enforce the
verdict, because Jackson would not.
Jackson displays his dominance over the Supreme Court
because he refuses to carry out Marshall’s verdict.
Eventually, Jackson and Martin Van Buren will force the
Cherokee to move.
Trail of Tears: Cherokee’s are forced to move from Georgia to
Oklahoma.
Landmark Supreme Court cases, including Marbury vs. Madison, McCullough vs. Maryland, and Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia, played pivotal roles in shaping the authority and jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court, particularly regarding issues of sovereignty, federalism, and native rights. These cases involved significant legal interpretations that influenced the balance of power between state and federal governments, as well as the protection of individual and tribal rights in American law.
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COS STANDARD 5 Explain key cases that helped shape the United States Supreme Court, including Marbury versus Madison, McCullouch versus Maryland, and Cherokee Nation versus Georgia. Chapter 8 Section 1
CHEROKEE NATION VERSUS GEORGIA Andrew Jackson president that orders the Indian Removal Act The Cherokee made their own government and Constitution. They adapted their lives to be more like the white people. (Assimilation) The Cherokee thought of themselves as a self- governing nation. They did not want to move. Georgia thought otherwise. They wanted the land the Cherokee lived on and eventually wanted to move the Cherokee.
CHEROKEE NATION VERSUS GEORGIA The Cherokee sue Georgia because they want to maintain their sovereignty and land. John Marshall sided with Georgia saying that the Cherokee were a dependent nation with the United States and they did not possess original jurisdiction Dependent nations do not possess full political independence or sovereignty
WORCESTER VERSUS GEORGIA-1832 The court case opens again when a missionary named Samuel Worcester lives among the Cherokee nation. Worcester is a Christian missionary who is against the relocation of Native Americans In Georgia, Non-Native Americans cannot live among the Native Americans without a license from the state government Samuel Worcester was found guilty, but appeals to the Supreme Court. Claims the State of Georgia did not have jurisdiction to enforce the law on Native American soil.
WORCESTER VERSUS GEORGIA John Marshall sides with Worcester saying the Cherokee are now a sovereign nation and Georgia should honor the Cherokee s property rights. State governments do not have jurisdiction over Native American groups, only the Federal government does. 14th Amendment- does not allow any government in the United States from blocking a citizen s rights to pursue life, liberty, and happiness .
WORCESTER VS. GEORGIA Andrew Jackson does not like the verdict when appealed. He comments that John Marshall will have to enforce the verdict, because Jackson would not. Jackson displays his dominance over the Supreme Court because he refuses to carry out Marshall s verdict. Eventually, Jackson and Martin Van Buren will force the Cherokee to move. Trail of Tears: Cherokee s are forced to move from Georgia to Oklahoma.
