THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY
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Question
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All gave states more power
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None increased power of the federal government
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All cases increased federal power
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All cases were decided by John C. Calhoun
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Detailed explanation-1: -The cases of Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Maryland strengthened the power of the federal government by giving them the authority to regulate almost everything that crossed state lines (242). It essentially gave the former greater control over the economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both cases involve implied powers: Licensing boats (Gibbons) and chartering a national bank (McCulloch). In both cases, the Interstate Commerce Clause is used at least in part as the justification for the implied power. 2.
Detailed explanation-3: -If Marbury v. Madison (1803) “promised” that the Supreme Court would exercise great authority in shaping the laws of the land, McCulloch v. Maryland fulfilled that promise for the first time. Arguably no other decision has so profoundly defined national power.
Detailed explanation-4: -In this decision, Chief Justice John Marshall’s Court ruled that Congress has the power to “regulate commerce” and that federal law takes precedence over state laws.