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8.51 Landmark Supreme Court Cases Worksheet

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This Grade 8 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 8.51 Landmark Supreme Court Cases. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Landmark Supreme Court Cases to 1877 - Summarize Marbury, McCulloch, Gibbons, and Dred Scott and their significance. (C3 D2.Civ.5.6–8; TEKS §113.20(c)(18))

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Pennsylvania argues it can tax a federal bank because “the Constitution never says states can’t.” The bank replies that the power to tax could destroy federal policy.

Which chain of reasoning is most consistent with McCulloch?

ABecause Congress may create the bank as a means to execute enumerated powers, a state may not interfere with that means through taxation under the Supremacy Clause

BBecause banks are businesses, states always control them even when Congress creates them

CBecause the Tenth Amendment mentions states, federal laws about banks are automatically void

DBecause the Court is unelected, it cannot weigh in on conflicts between state and federal law

Solution & Explanation:McCulloch links (1) implied federal authority to create the bank and (2) federal supremacy to block state interference, including taxation.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

In Illinois, lawmakers propose taxing a federally chartered bank branch while also requiring a state permit for riverboats traveling to the Nebraska Territory. Critics say both laws interfere with national policy.

Which combination of precedents best supports the critics’ claim?

AMcCulloch for the bank tax and Gibbons for the interstate navigation permit

BMarbury for the bank tax and Dred Scott for the navigation permit

CDred Scott for the bank tax and McCulloch for the navigation permit

DGibbons for the bank tax and Marbury for the navigation permit

Solution & Explanation:McCulloch blocks state interference with a federal institution through taxation, while Gibbons supports federal supremacy in regulating interstate commerce/navigation.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

In Pennsylvania, lawmakers propose taxing a federally chartered bank branch while also requiring a state permit for riverboats traveling to the Oregon Territory. Critics say both laws interfere with national policy.

Which combination of precedents best supports the critics’ claim?

AMarbury for the bank tax and Dred Scott for the navigation permit

BDred Scott for the bank tax and McCulloch for the navigation permit

CGibbons for the bank tax and Marbury for the navigation permit

DMcCulloch for the bank tax and Gibbons for the interstate navigation permit

Solution & Explanation:McCulloch blocks state interference with a federal institution through taxation, while Gibbons supports federal supremacy in regulating interstate commerce/navigation.

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