Con Law Outline Background Information The Bill of Rights First 10 Amendments of the US Constitution Introduced by James Madison and First US Congress in 1789 Limits the power of the federal government of the US‚ protecting all citizens‚ residents and visitors on US territory. Protects: Freedom of speech‚ religion The right to keep and bear arms Freedom of assembly‚ petition Prohibits unreasonable search and seizure‚ cruel and unusual punishment‚ and compelled self-incrimination The
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In Marbury v. Madison‚ the U.S Supreme Court asserted its power to review acts of Congress and invalidate those that conflict with the Constitution. At the end of his term in office‚ President John Adams appointed a number of Federalist Party members to administration and judiciary positions. Although President Adams attempted to fill the vacancies prior to the end of his term‚ he had not delivered a number of commissions. In particular William Marbury was never confirmed. When Jefferson became
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were 2 rivals that were candidates in the tense election of 1800. Eventually‚ Jefferson had defeated Adams in the electoral voting column 73-65. However‚ his running mate‚ Aaron Burr tied with him in the electoral ballot. The situation was taken to the House of Representatives to try and break the tie which eventually was‚ thus electing our president of the time‚ Thomas Jefferson. The election of 1800 was regarded as "The Revolution of 1800" in regards to a change
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FISA epitomizes the relationship between security and privacy‚ which has never been more prevalent than it is in this moment. FISA is the metaphor for the relationship between the American government and its people today. Citizens expect their government to protect them from foreign and domestic threats without willingly giving up much of their privacy. FISA has illustrated the government’s ability to manipulate the law in order to ensure the continuity of their power. The era post 9/11 has propelled
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the Embargo Act was put into place who did it affect more? a) America b) France c) Britain d) Spain 4. What did Macon’s Bill state? a) The End of the war of 1812 b) The supreme court alone had the last word on the question of constitutionality c) If Britain or France repealed the commercial restrictions America would restore the embargo act against the non-repealing nation d) Sent 4‚000 people to war 5. Who were the war-hawks? a) They were the new hot headed replacements
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COURT CASE: ALA vs. CIPA (may be United States vs ALA) Argued March 5‚ 2003 Decided June 23‚ 2003 CASE SUMMARY: In this case the American Library Association (ALA) challenged in court the constitutionality of the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) enacted in 2000‚ saying that it violated the First Amendment. In this lawsuit ALA sued to overturn the requirement that libraries restrict patrons’ access to computer information‚ that if Internet filters were not installed‚ federal funding and computer
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Roe vs. Wade In the 70’s a pregnant single woman (Roe) brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws‚ which proscribe procuring or attempting an abortion except on medical advice for the for the purpose of saving the mother’s life. In the 1960’s there was no federal law regulating abortions‚ and many states had banned the practice entirely‚ except when the life of the mother was endangered. Because women were not allowed to get abortions‚ it led many
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HARISHANKAR BAGLA V. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (Project towards partial fulfilment of the assessment in the subject of Administrative Law) Submitted by: Submitted to: Vaibhav Singh‚ Mr. I.P. Massey Roll no. 781 Faculty of Law Semester VI National Law University‚ Jodhpur Winter Session (January-May 2013) TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 TABLE OF CASES i i 1. INTRODUCTION
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The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today’s Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison‚ in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland‚ in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward‚ Gibbons v. Ogden‚ in which Marshall defined
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Headline: Checkpoint: Impact of The Brethren’s Hammering Immigration Ban The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals pounded the brethren’s gavel last Thursday against the Republican administration’s assimilation ban of immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim nations on the administration’s list of terror-sponsoring states. The three judges of the San-Francisco-based Ninth Circuit‚ among the most liberal in the nation‚ struck down the administration’s appeal to immediately restore
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