constitutional Law
Two foundations of our government, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. -Individual rights from God, give up some liberty to the state.-States do not give up their own sovereignty.-absolute power corrupts. fed. v. stateCentral gov't of seperated powers, the three branches of limited and separate power.1st Attempt, the Articles of Confederation. The constitution protects individuals from the government, places restrictions on the gov't.I Discussion of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.II Governmental bodies created by the constitution A. Struggle between Federal v. FederalB. Struggle between Federal v. StateIII Struggles between the Gov't (state and/or federal) v. IndividualI Discussion of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Article III - creates the Supreme Court.The president nominates the judges and Congress approves the nomination. Life tenure for federal judges.Congress decides how many justices on the federal court. The Supreme Court divides its authority between original
) the separation of powers- Nixon described the privilege as absolute, only when military concerns, diplomatic concerns, and/ or national security is concerned. If you live in that district, you are adversely affected. -can't do anything that would violate the const. -congress fixed the rates of interstate railroads. When there is a split in the federal circuits for the need of uniformity. - holding: state cound not tax bank of the U. - the power of commerce is total, even to enforce morality, unless it violates a provision in the constitution. COHEN -tax-payer objects to money to religious parochial schools, therefore an objection to the spending of the tax revenue.
Common topics in this essay:
Art II,
Art III,
MATTHEWS Federal,
Judiciary Act,
WICKARD FILHEIM,
MISSOURI HOLLAND,
Art S8,
IRS IRS,
Prudential Limitation,
HODEL INDIANA,
sup ct,
interstate commerce,
commerce clause,
appellate jurisdiction,
article iii,
federal law,
fed ct,
art iii,
federal ct,
federal statute,
spending tax revenue,
iii sup ct,
federal question jurisdiction,
affects interstate commerce,
jurisdiction sup ct,
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