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5 Cards in this Set
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Marbury v. Madison |
-court case in 1803 -most important case -Marbury didn't get job, so he sues - Marshall rules Marbury has right to commission but not his job to enforce it because power comes from constitution, not congress Set precedent for judicial review and set 3rd branch |
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XYZ affair |
-1797 -diplomatic conflict between US and France -American envoys sent to France to talk to Talleyrand -approaches by 3 French agents (x,y,z) -agents demanded bribe for envoys to speak to talleyrand to talleyrand |
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Fletcher v peck |
-1810 -over contract -GA granted land to privateers but leg. tried to repeal it -Marshall ruled it's a contract and states cant interfere with contracts -uphelp safety of contracts |
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Corrupt bargian |
-1824 -election where John q. Adams won -alleged deal between Adams and clay -clay was to throw comp and vote would go to house of rep. -clay influenced house to vote Adams -Adams won present and made clay sec. Of state |
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Transcendentalism |
-mid 19th century -literay/intellectual movement -emphasized individualism, self reliance, and nature -emmerson, thoreau, fuller -each person has an "inner light" |
