Question

What principle did the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia protect for American Indian tribes?

1.right to native religions
2.intertribal marriage
3.ownership of native lands
4.tribal sovereignty

Answer 1

Answer: 4. tribal sovereignty

Step-by-step explanation:

The case of Worcester v. Georgia was in relation to a Georgia state statute that required that a non-native American get a permit from the state before they could step on Native American land.

The Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional because it said that the Native American states are essentially nations and as such only the United States Federal Government could deal with them, not the states.

The ruling thus protected the Native American rights to Sovereignty and is remembered as one of the founding rulings that contributed to tribal sovereignty and independence in the US.