In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions
A.
confirmed that President Jackson’s Removal Act conformed to the spirit of the Constitution.
B.
made it illegal for the federal government to interfere in state-level agreements over land acquisition.
C.
caused a constitutional crisis over the power of the federal government to negotiate treaties.
D.
were ignored by President Jackson, who preferred to continue with the removal of the Cherokee.
B. made it illegal for the federal government to interfere in state-level agreements over land acquisition.
Oh. I thought it was D
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To determine the correct answer, we need to examine the cases of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832), and the decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court.
In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831), the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was not a foreign nation and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court. The Court concluded that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic, dependent nation" that fell under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court declared that the laws of Georgia had no force within the boundaries of Cherokee territory. The Court's ruling stated that only the federal government had the authority to regulate relations with Native American tribes, including the power to negotiate treaties.
Based on these rulings, we can eliminate options A and B because they do not accurately reflect the decisions made by the Supreme Court.
Option D, which states that the decisions were ignored by President Jackson, is not entirely accurate either. While President Jackson disagreed with the Supreme Court's decisions, he did not openly ignore them. He is famously said to have dismissed Chief Justice John Marshall's decision in Worcester v. Georgia, stating, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it." However, Georgia eventually complied with the Court's decision, and the Cherokee Nation was not forcibly removed until the presidency of Martin Van Buren, after Jackson had left office.
This leaves us with option C, which correctly describes the impact of these cases as causing a constitutional crisis over the power of the federal government to negotiate treaties. The Supreme Court's decisions in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia asserted the federal government's authority in dealing with Native American tribes, leading to tensions with state governments and raising questions about the extent of federal power.
Therefore, the correct answer is C.