LEGL 020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Commerce Clause, Supremacy Clause, Eminent Domain

• School: Hofstra University
• Department: Legal Studies in Business (LEGL)
• Course: LEGL 020
• Professor: Weisel

Document Summary

Soldiers being taxed on their farms when fighting in revolutionary war so. We own a ton of money to european countries. Fundamental reason for the constitution is economic issue. Develop a working model to increase economic success. Develop a model for the interplay of state and federal government. Section two- executive branch separation of powers. The legislative branch was made first because they were suppose to have the most power and create the laws. Create a treaty- an agreement between 2 countries ex: nato. The senate has to vote for a treaty. Federal question jurisdiction- what the federal court can hear. Created judicial review: if there is a dispute. Gives final authority to court to decide what is and what"s not constitutional. Process for changing (amending) constitution or changing it where the states have to agree. If there is no federal law on subject then states can do what ever they want.