What are three historic landmark cases decided by the Supreme Court? Please name each case and briefly state the topic it dealt with.

Answer:

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Issue: Who can ultimately decide what the law is?

Result: "It is explicitly the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is."

Importance: This decision gave the Court the ability to strike down laws on the grounds that they are unconstitutional (a power called judicial review).

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Issue: Can Congress establish a national bank, and if so, can a state tax this bank?

Result: The Court held that Congress had implied powers to establish a national bank under the "necessary and proper" clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Court also determined that United States laws trump state laws and consequently, a state could not tax the national bank.

Importance: The McCulloch decision established two important principles for constitutional law that continue today: implied powers and federal supremacy

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Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Issue: Who can ultimately decide what the law is?

Result: "It is explicitly the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is."

Importance: This decision gave the Court the ability to strike down laws on the grounds that they are unconstitutional (a power called judicial review).

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Issue: Can Congress establish a national bank, and if so, can a state tax this bank?

Result: The Court held that Congress had implied powers to establish a national bank under the "necessary and proper" clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Court also determined that United States laws trump state laws and consequently, a state could not tax the national bank.

Importance: The McCulloch decision established two important principles for constitutional law that continue today: implied powers and federal supremacy.

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Issue: Can states pass laws that challenge the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce?

Result: The Court held that it is the role of the federal government to regulate commerce and that state governments cannot develop their own commerce-regulating laws. Further, the Court created a wide definition for “commerce,” reasoning that the term encompassed more than just selling and buying. In this case, the Court determined that regulating water navigation was in fact an act that regulated commerce.

Importance: The impact of Gibbons is still felt today as it gives the federal government a much-broader base to regulate economic transactions.

Officer Jones is trying to learn more about a suspect in a deadly right-wing terrorist attack targeting a local mosque. To try and understand more about her suspect, she sneaks into his business office late at night without a warrant to take a look around. Which piece of legislation gave her the right to take a “sneak and peek” without a warrant? USA PATRIOT Act

Posse Comitatus Act

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Military Commissions Act

Adam swore to himself that he would never have to deal with algebra after high school. He shakes his head as he prepares to answer several math questions with algebraic formulas. Next up, he must answer a bunch of true and false questions, followed by explaining information on a sample police report. In what stage of becoming a police officer does Adam MOST likely find himself at this moment?

A. getting his high school diploma
B. taking the law enforcement entrance exam
C. attending police academy
D. learning under an experienced officer while under probation​

What will happen to the supply of Nike sneakers if the taxes the Nike corporation must pay increases?

what type of case gives juvenile courts the power to place juveniles in foster care for their own protection

The color of law refers to the actions of an official acting in his or her legal tapacity
A) True
B) False

1. Where is the line drawn between religion and public schools?
2. Where do school-sponsored prayers fit in, and is the practice of praying at school constitutional if the prayer is nondenominational?
3. What if students are allowed to remain silent or leave the room during the prayer?
4. Is school-sponsored prayer in public schools unconstitutional?

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Which of the following is NOT acceptable to use as proof of insurance when you’re stopped by the police?
A. Paper Florida insurance ID card
B. Electronica proof on your phone
C. Electronica proof on your passengers phone
D. A recent call from your insurance provider