Hold that Holding!
This Supreme Court case addressed the constitutional issue of whether a State could impair an existing contract in Georgia
Fletcher v. Peck
The government document gave excessive power to the States OVER the National government.
Articles of Confederation.
This type of judicial philosophy emphasizes that judges should interpret the Constitution via the meaning of that the founders were familiar with at the time of ratification.
Originalism
This system aimed to prevent tyranny of the majority by creating a system of checks and balances between branches.
The Madisonian System
Applying the Bill of Rights to state laws through the 14th Amendment
Incorporation
This Supreme Court case established that military tribunals cannot replace civilian courts when civilian courts remain open.
Ex Parte Milligan
These individuals primarily feared that the national government would become excessively centralized.
Anti-Federalists
This judicial philosophy primarily relies on judicial precedent, applying established legal rules and principles developed through earlier court decisions.
Doctrinalism
This document can be seen as a precursor to the Bill of Rights because of its indictments against the King.
The Declaration of Independence.
This Massachusetts case emphasized that enslaved people are not treated as citizens under the relevant legal framework.
This Supreme Court case established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
This event helped to prompt the Constitutional Convention.
Shay's Rebellion
This judicial philosophy examines the constitution by analyzing the relationships among governing institutions to discern what the Court can and cannot do.
Structuralism
This plan proposed representation based on state population.
Virginia Plan
North Carolina's Confiscation laws, which dismissed claims against purchasers of confiscated property, are a direct violation of which international treaty?
The Treaty of Paris
This Supreme Court case emphasized that a retrospective law is not illegal if it is not used for criminal law but civil law.
Calder v. Bull
These historic acts refelcted a fear of foreign subversion and domestic rebellion by the French.
The Alien and Sedition Acts
This term protects a person from unlawful imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
This constitutional clause supported enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act over conflicting state policies regarding slavery.
The Supremacy Clause
This term emphasizes that the authority of the people to determine their government AND was central for people's deciding whether their state would be a free or slave state.
Popular Sovereignty
This Supreme Court case stipulated that while women had national citizenship they could not sue under the 14th Amendment as it was largely used for racial discrimination NOT gender discrimination.
Bradwell v. Illinois
This individual was accused of treason after meeting and discussing with various important Americans about using the military to gain control of territory in Texas
Aaron Burr
This model emphasizes that a judges' ideological preferences are important but does not claim that personal beliefs are the sole influence on Supreme Court Decisions
The Attitudinal Model
This court case emphasizes that States are obligated to follow foreign treaties when the American government follows them, despite it benefiting British Loyalists.
Rutgers v. Waddington
According to this Supreme Court case, the 14th Amendment could not be applied to economic classes, only to cases involving racial discrimination.
The Slaughterhouse Cases