Supreme Court Quest 1/14/09 Assignment

Hello, APUSHers:

Your mission: analyze the significant decisions of the Supreme Court from 1803-1840.

The task:

1. CLICK HERE. DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET. COPY THE FORMAT of the Worksheet into your looseleaf.

2. You are responsible for analyzing the following Supreme Court cases. For each case you must identify:

• The year the case took place
  
• Name of the Chief Justice presiding over the court at the time.
  
• The facts of the case: What happened? Who was involved? What were the important issues in this case?
  
• The Court's Decision: How did the court rule?
  
• The lasting IMPACT of the decision. Why was it so important?
  

3. Here are the cases:
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Cohens v. Virginia
Gibbons v. Ogden
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
Dartmouth College v. Woodward