Indiana Social Studies 8.H.13
The Standard
Explain the main issues, consequences, and landmark decisions of the Marshall Court, including how it affected the power of the judicial branch.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the disputes and rulings in Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden. They explain how judicial review strengthened the Supreme Court and how the other rulings expanded federal power.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain that Marbury established judicial review, McCulloch stopped a state from taxing the national bank, and Gibbons upheld federal authority over interstate trade. They can tell the difference between power gained by the Court and power gained by the federal government.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think judicial review means judges can reject laws they simply dislike. They may also confuse the Court's power to review laws with the federal powers upheld in the bank and steamboat cases.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Match Marbury, McCulloch, and Gibbons to judicial review, a state tax on the national bank, and interstate steamboat trade. Explain which case strengthened the Court's power and how.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs case cards for Marbury, McCulloch, and Gibbons; have them match each card to a dispute, ruling, and effect slip.
Ask students to write: 'How did Marbury change the Court's power?' Require one comparison with McCulloch or Gibbons.
Read aloud 'state bank tax,' 'steamboat monopoly,' and 'undelivered commission'; have students hold up the matching case name.
Post a city park rule banning speeches; ask students how a court could test it against the Constitution.
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