POLI2327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Strict Constructionism, Executive Privilege, Article Two Of The United States Constitution
1 Apr 2014
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Involved a reading of the enumerated powers in a broad, expansive way. Internal improvements: congress can collect taxes/money to pay debts and provide general protection and welfare of the united states article 1 section 8, supreme court chief justices before marshall, marshall really started strengthening supreme court - federalist. Died 1835 (jackson presidency: taney - jeffersonian. Died 1864 (before civil war: commerce clause enumerated power uner article 1 section 8, one of the most significant enumerated powers, much of what modern government does now was passed pursuing to commerce clause. Obamacare: much of nation"s civil rights laws were also passed pursuing to commerce clause. Federal laws banning segregation involved businesses: gibbons v. ogden, involves hudson river, where the steamboat started. Sued to have monopoly struck down as unconstitutional. Lawyer = daniel webster: went to federal court, webster makes argument about the dormant commerce power.
