Question

What was the first major supreme court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments? barron v. baltimore dred scott v. sandford gibbons v. ogden mcculloch v. maryland?

Answer 1

Addressed the issue of whether the due process clause of the 5th Amendment applied to actions of the states; John Baron ran a successful docking business in Baltimore, and the city entered a period of building and road construction, so dirt was deposited into his wharf; it was substantial enough to make the wharf unusable; baron sued the city and state for damages and argued that the city took his lands "without just compensation" from the 5th Amendment