DT Early America Review

The Bill of Rights

• Protect individual liberties

• Compromise between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• 6th: Speedy Trial

• 7th: Jury

• 8th: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

• 9th: Rights for people

• 10th: States Rights

• 1st: Freedom of Speech

• 2nd: Bear Arms

• 3rd: no quartering of soldiers

• 4th: Search Warrants

• 5th: self incimination

Marbury v. Madison:

The Case that Shaped America

• Established the Supreme Court's power to interpret the Constitution
• Introduced the concept of judicial review
• Set the precedent for checks and balances among the branches of government

Ogden v. Gibbons: Interstate Commerce

• Ogden v. Gibbons was a landmark Supreme Court case that established the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce.

• This decision laid the foundation for future federal regulation of commerce between states.

The Monroe Doctrine

• The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy statement issued in 1823 by President James Monroe.

• It declared that the Americas were off-limits for future