Chief Justice of the United States

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    court decision was Marbury v. Madison of 1803. Marbury v. Madison was written by the chief justice John Marshall and was the first supreme court case to put in application the concept of Judicial review. It began with the election of 1800; Federalist Party of John Adams viruses the Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson. Upon the defeat of John Adams, on the last days in office, Adams appointed a large number of Justices of peace for Washington D.C and was approved by the Senate and signed by the…

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    William Marbury v. James Madison secretary of state of the United States decided in 1803. Some historical facts about this case would be, the constitution wanted the creation of a federal government that included the three branches. These three branches included judiciary, legislative, and executive. The constitution say what the exact number of justices would be acceptable and announced to the Supreme Court. The Court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, discovered that Madison's refusal to…

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    The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment serves as a division between church and state. The government aims not to support religious activities or affiliate with specific religions (Sidlow and Henschen 78). However, since Kim Davis is an elected official, the government cannot fire her. People have to vote to impeach her (Green, Kim…

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    Congressional Legislation

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    the commerce clause of the United States constitution which played a role in identifying congress commerce scope. The main starting point for the commerce clause jurisprudence is the United States constitution which stated that the congress had power and authority to regulate commerce in1824. In 1988, the interstate regulatory moved to congress for a more perfect union. The first case for the Supreme Court to deal with was the Gibbons versus Ogden in which Chief Justice Marshall held…

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    Supreme Court Functions

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    At the head of our federal court system stands the United States Supreme Court. Many present-day US citizens possess minimal knowledge regarding the Supreme Court and how it functions. The Supreme Court serves as the ultimate authority in legal interpretation and its verdicts can only be altered by a constitutional amendment. The Court is in charge of making authoritative decisions concerning many of the most important issues of our time. The Court reviews decisions made by lower courts and its…

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    The Preamble Museum We The People Indian Removal Act The United States government wanted to expand more and they needed to force Native Americans out to do so. “By persuasion and force they have been made to retire from river to river and from mountain to mountain ... ... this fate surely awaits them if they remain within the limits of the states does not admit of a doubt.” - President Jackson This showed how the Indians did not meet President Jackson’s definition of people, as they were…

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    political experience. He has professional experience which consists of Founder, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Trump Organization from 1975 to present and Chairman of Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Incorporated. It’s great to know that Donald Trump knows how to make money, but the world needs someone who is well educated and prepared for the duties of the Presidency of the United States. When it comes to crime and safety, Trump believes that crime and violence is an attack…

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    Emma Raabe Mrs. Roger American Government 3 March 2017 Each year the United States Supreme Court is requested to take on nearly seven-thousand court cases, but are only able to accept approximately eighty. This statistic is an evident indication of how important the Supreme Court truly is. As the head of the judicial branch, this major court not only makes the final decisions on high level cases, but also has to answer to those who oppose the decisions that they have agreed upon. Also because…

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    McCulloch vs. Maryland is the court case that brought attention to expansion of federal power to the United States of America. The two main questions on why this case was brought to the Supreme court were…Did Congress have the power to establish the Second Bank of the United States of America? Did Maryland have the power to tax the bank? This case confirmed that Congress did have the power to establish the Bank, and Maryland did not have the power to tax the Bank. The Supreme Court ruled…

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    Federalist, entered into a confrontation with the newly elected President Thomas Jefferson, a convinced Antifederalist (Bederman). The principle of judicial review of the law constitutionality was initiated in the case Marbury vs. Madison by the chief justice. Marshall had various opportunities: to accept one or the other side as well as he could declare the court incompetent in this matter by saying that it can not interfere in government affairs, etc. By making a resolution to make no decision…

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