Marbury v. Madison: established the principle of judicial review, Cause: "midnight appointment of judges", Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional, McCulloch v. Maryland: Maryland tried to tax a branch of the national bank, Supreme Court ruled states cannot interfere with federal institutions, States cannot tax the federal government, Gibbons v. Ogden: ferryboat operators were fighting for rights to operate on the Hudson River, Supreme Court ruled that the federal government oversees interstate commerce, Supreme Court ruled that New York did not have the ability to grant a monopoly, Worcester v. Georgia: Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee were a sovereign nation, President Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling and the Cherokee were eventually forced to relocate, Supreme Court said the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee Nation, Dred Scott v. Sandford: An enslaved man sued for his freedom, Supreme Court ruled slaves were considered property, Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens,

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