JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Question
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee.
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Georgia.
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President Jackson refused to enforce the decision of the Supreme Court.
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This court case was one of many ways the American Indians protested removal.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court agreed with Worcester, ruling 5 to 1 on March 3, 1832, that all the Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were unconstitutional and thus void.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -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-5: -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.