| A | B |
|---|
| Marbury v. Madison | judicial review |
| Fletcher v. Peck | the first case in which the Supreme Court ruled a state law unconstitutional |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | "the power to tax is the power to destroy" |
| Dartmouth College v. Woodward | state must not violate a contract |
| Barron v. Baltimore | Bill of Rights is a restriction on the federal government alone |
| Cohens v. Virginia | state case may be reivewed by the Supreme Court if it involves a constitutional issue |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | congressional power over commerce extended to nearly every type of movement of persons, things, ideas and communication across state lines |
| loose constructionism | Constitution should be interpreted in a flexible manner |
| strict constructionism | interpret the Constitution as Founding Father's wrote it (original intent) |
