1. How was the Declaration a culmination of the colonial legal experience?
2. How was the supremacy clause used to elevate federal authority from 1788 to 1830?
3. In what ways did the early republic from 1788 to 1833 expose the tension between the state
and federal governments?
4. Taken together, what impact did Dartmouth College v. Woodward, McCulloch v. Maryland,
and Gibbons v. Ogden have on the understanding of federal power in the early republic?
5. Which of the following quotes best describes the American experience from 1788 to 1833?
● “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are
few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous
and indefinite.” – James Madison – 1788
● “To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen
everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.” – John Jay
– 1788
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