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Murbury v. Madison
JUDICIAL REVIEW!!!
Gibbons v. Ogden
FEDERAL GOVT CONTROLS INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
This case involved New York trying to grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New Jersey. Judge Marshal, of the Supreme Court, sternly reminded the state of New York that the Constitution gives Congress alone the control of interstate commerce. Marshal's decision, in 1824, was a major blow on states' rights. FEDERAL GOVT CONTROLS INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
THE STATE CANNOT INVALIDATE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE BETWEEN 2 PARTIES:
1819 Marshall Court decision severely limited the power of state governments to control corporations, which were the emerging form of business
The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. JUDICIAL REVIEW!!!!!
*New Hampshire legislature tried to change Dartmouth from a private to a public institution by having its charter revoked
*The Court ruled that the charter issued during colonial days still constituted a contract and could not be arbitrarily changed without the consent of both parties
McCulloch v. Maryland
STATES CANNOT TAX THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that Federal LAW was stronger than STATE LAW...states cannot tax federal institutions...Congress has the right to do what is "Necessary and Proper"
*Reaffirmed the sanctity of contracts
Fletcher v. Peck
FEDERAL LAW over STATE LAW & Property Protection Supreme Court case which protected property rights and asserted the right to invalidate state laws in conflict with the Constitution. FEDERAL LAW over STATE LAW....power of the Constitution
Nullification
A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional
Worster vs Georgia
ESTABLISHED THE IDEA OF NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS: Supreme Court case in 1832. John Marshall decided that Georgia had no jurisdiction over Indian territory. States cannot control tribal land bu the federal government can
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
(1831) The Cherokees argued that they were a seperate nation and therefore not under Georgia's jurisdiction. Marshall said they were not, but rather had "special status"
John Marshall
Appointed by Federalist John Admas served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-1835) and helped establish the practice of JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Louisiana Purchase
1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US. for around $15 Million
Lewis and Clark Expedition
1804-1806 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commissioned by Jefferson to map and explore the Louisiana Purchase region. Beginning at St. Louis, Missouri, the expedition travelled up the Missouri River to the Great Divide, and then down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. It produced extensive maps of the area and recorded many scientific discoveries, greatly facilitating later settlement of the region and travel to the Pacific coast.
Federalists
Supporters of the U.S. Constitution and strong central government
Democractic-Republicans
Party of Thomas Jefferson, farmers/agarians, favored by south and west, favored strong state government
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States Democratic-Republicn and supporter of an agrarian society
Alexander Hamilton
1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
passed by Federalists, signed by President Adams;; increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens, & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials.
American System
Economic program advanced by Henry Clay that included support for a national bank, high tariffs, and internal improvements; emphasized strong role for federal government in the economy.
Market Revolution
Drastic changes in transportation (canals, RRs), communication (telegraph), and the production of goods (more in factories as opposed to houses) prior to the civil war
Murbury v. Madison
JUDICIAL REVIEW!!!
The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. JUDICIAL REVIEW!!!!!
McCulloch v. Maryland
STATES CANNOT TAX THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that Federal LAW was stronger than STATE LAW...states cannot tax federal institutions...Congress has the right to do what is "Necessary and Proper"
Gibbons v. Ogden
FEDERAL GOVT CONTROLS INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
This case involved New York trying to grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New Jersey. Judge Marshal, of the Supreme Court, sternly reminded the state of New York that the Constitution gives Congress alone the control of interstate commerce. Marshal's decision, in 1824, was a major blow on states' rights. FEDERAL GOVT CONTROLS INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
THE STATE CANNOT INVALIDATE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY MADE BETWEEN 2 PARTIES:
1819 Marshall Court decision severely limited the power of state governments to control corporations, which were the emerging form of business
*New Hampshire legislature tried to change Dartmouth from a private to a public institution by having its charter revoked
*The Court ruled that the charter issued during colonial days still constituted a contract and could not be arbitrarily changed without the consent of both parties
*Reaffirmed the sanctity of contracts
Fletcher v. Peck
FEDERAL LAW over STATE LAW & Property Protection Supreme Court case which protected property rights and asserted the right to invalidate state laws in conflict with the Constitution. FEDERAL LAW over STATE LAW....power of the Constitution
Nullification
A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional
Worster vs Georgia
ESTABLISHED THE IDEA OF NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS: Supreme Court case in 1832. John Marshall decided that Georgia had no jurisdiction over Indian territory. States cannot control tribal land bu the federal government can
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
(1831) The Cherokees argued that they were a seperate nation and therefore not under Georgia's jurisdiction. Marshall said they were not, but rather had "special status"
John Marshall
Appointed by Federalist John Admas served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-1835) and helped establish the practice of JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Louisiana Purchase
1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US. for around $15 Million
Lewis and Clark Expedition
1804-1806 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commissioned by Jefferson to map and explore the Louisiana Purchase region. Beginning at St. Louis, Missouri, the expedition travelled up the Missouri River to the Great Divide, and then down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. It produced extensive maps of the area and recorded many scientific discoveries, greatly facilitating later settlement of the region and travel to the Pacific coast.
Federalists
Supporters of the U.S. Constitution and strong central government
Democractic-Republicans
Party of Thomas Jefferson, farmers/agarians, favored by south and west, favored strong state government
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States Democratic-Republicn and supporter of an agrarian society
Alexander Hamilton
1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
passed by Federalists, signed by President Adams;; increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens, & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials.
American System
Economic program advanced by Henry Clay that included support for a national bank, high tariffs, and internal improvements; emphasized strong role for federal government in the economy.
Market Revolution
Drastic changes in transportation (canals, RRs), communication (telegraph), and the production of goods (more in factories as opposed to houses) prior to the civil war
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