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Article 3: The Judicial System
Article 3 of the Constution establishes the federal court system or Judicial system. This branch of the goverment decides weather a law in constutional or unconstutional. -
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John Jay
John JayJay was the first Supreme Court Justice. He was nominated by george washington -
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John Marshall
John Marshall"Midnight" appointe by Adams to Supreme court Justice. Olny reamaining ferderalist power after rise of Democratic-Republicans -
Marbury v. Madison
Established Judicial Review.
First major case decided by the Supreme court. Jefferson wanted to block Adam's "midnight appointments." Refused to give the judges their commissions. Marbury sued for his commission. Marshall ruled a law from 1789 to be unconstutional -
Fletcher v Peck
Showed that a federal court could declare a state law unconstutional. AMSCO p.144
came from a land fraud in Georgia. marshal ruled that a state could not pass a law invalidating a contract. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Said the federal goverment could create a bank. said that states could not tax a federal instution because "the power to tax is the power to destroy." Federal laws are superior to state laws
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Dartmouth Collage v. Woodward
Said a contract for a private corporation could not be altered by the state.
New Hampshire tried to change a collage from private to public. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Established Federal goverment's control of innerstate commerse
New York wanted to grant a Monopoly to a steamboat company that conflicted with a charter made by Congress. -
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Indian Nations are a Ward to the guardian of the United States
Indian Nation said that sence they were an independent nation, Georgia had no rite to pass laws forcing them to move. superme court never herd the case. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Prohibited non-indians (white people) from living on indian lands without a permit from the goverment. + Tribal sovernty -
Commonwelth v. Hunt
Allowed unions to become recognised as legitmant organizations.
Bootmakers union called an organised strike against companies who hired ununioned workers. court ruled that unions were allowed to call strikes as long as methods were not illegal. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
PBS Overview
Declared the all blacks cannot become citizens. also declared Misouri Compromise (1820) -
Maples v. Thomas
Can a law firm's mailroom mistake cost an inmate constitutional review of his death sentence in federal court? Maples v. Thomas
