The court case that established the supremacy of the federal government over states was?

Question

a. McCulloch vs. Maryland
b. Marbury vs. Madison
c. Gibbons vs. Ogden

Answer 1

Marbury v. Madison. But the fact is, the Tenth Amendment was then and has been violated with this "supremacy." The federal jurisdiction was supposed to be limited to those powers granted in the Constitution.

Answer 2

Probably the single one decision which established the legitimate powers of the federal government as superseding any state statutes is McCulloch v Maryland

Gibbons v. Ogden established the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

Marbury v. Madison esablished the power of The U.S. Supreme Court (and by extension the federal court system) to review statutes. Before that decision, the supreme court did not exercise it's powers over the executive and legislative branches.

All three decisions were made by a supreme court whose chief justice was John Marshall. John Marshall shaped numerous court decisions which cemented the supremacy of federalism over states rights in the early republic.

Answer 3

B--only because I've heard of that one and I think Madison had something to do with the "Federalist Papers."