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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Worcester vs. Georgia
A
Political party favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress
B
Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force, Cherokees could stay on their land
C
To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency
D
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cherokees argued that the laws violated their sovereign rights as a nation and illegally intruded into their treaty relationship with the United States. In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831), the court held that it did not have jurisdiction to strike down Georgia’s laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Cherokee Nation, the Court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction (the power to hear a case) to review claims of an Indian nation within the United States. In Worcester, the Court ruled that only the United States, and not the individual states, had power to regulate or deal with the Indian nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Worcester v. Georgia is a case decided on March 3, 1832, by the United States Supreme Court in which the court found that a Georgia law aiming to regulate dealings with the Cherokee Nation was unconstitutional because it interfered with the federal government’s treaty authority.

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