JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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In the Worcester v. Georgia case John Marshall ruled that Georgia and Jackson could not remove the Cherokees from their homeland. Which of the following best explains what happens next?
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Congress ruled that state courts had more power than federal courts.
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President Andrew Jackson ignored Supreme Court ruling and forced Cherokee off their land.
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Supreme Court lost their newly gained power of judicial review
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -5–1 decision for Worcester In an opinion delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall, the Court held that the Georgia act, under which Worcester was prosecuted, violated the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1832, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that Jackson was wrong. Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in the majority opinion that the Constitution gave to Congress, not the states, the power to make laws that applied to the Indian tribes.
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