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10 Cards in this Set
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Declared that labor unions were lawful organizations and that the strike was a lawful weapon.
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Commonwealth v. Hunt
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Established a "trust relationship" with the tribes directly under federal authority.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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The court ruled that states cannot tax the federal government, i.e. the Bank of the United States ; the phrase "the power to tax is the power to destroy"; confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Established that Indian tribes had rights to tribal lands that preceded all other American law, only the federal government could take land from the tribes.
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Johnson v. McIntosh
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The interests of the community are more important than the interests of business; the supremacy of society's interest over private interest.
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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
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The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws. The principle is known as judicial review.
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Marbury v. Madison
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New Hampshire had attempted to take over Dartmouth College by revising its colonial charter. The Court ruled that the charter was protected under the contract clause of the U.S. Constitution; upholds the sanctity of contracts.
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
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Established tribal autonomy within their boundaries, i.e. the tribes were "distinct political communities, having territorial boundaries within which their authority is exclusive."
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Worcester v. Georgia
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The decision stems from the Yazoo land cases, 1803, and upholds the sanctity of contracts.
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Fletcher v. Peck
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Clarified the commerce clause and affirmed congressional power over interstate commerce.
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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