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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the supreme court case that ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force?
A
McCulloch V. Maryland
B
Worcester V. Georgia
C
Marbury V. Madison
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One year later, however, in Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was sovereign. According to the decision rendered by Chief Justice John Marshall, this meant that Georgia had no rights to enforce state laws in its territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -On review of the case, the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia ruled that because the Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity that could not be regulated by the state, Georgia’s license law was unconstitutional and Worcester’s conviction should be overturned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia. In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Georgia, 6 Pet. 515, 561, this Court held that Georgia state law had no force in the Cherokee Nation because the Cherokee Nation “is a distinct community occupying its own territory.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Georgia, 30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 1 (1831), was a United States Supreme Court case.

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