POLI 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Limited Government, Commerce Clause
30 Jan 2020
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***know supreme court cases (especially if it"s explicitly mentioned in the study questions) U. s. v. love, 328 u. s. 303 (official government), 66 sct 1073 (commercial), 90 led. Official government - contains supreme court opinion. Commercial - contains additional information to help people research. If the name is italicized, it refers to the case (even if it is shortened!) If any laws conflict with it, they are unconstitutional. Limits the power of congress and state legislatures to enact criminal laws (and other laws, but this is a criminal justice class) Judicial review - the power of the courts to determine whether a statute or provision is constitutional. They had a belief that the judges would be fair and nonpolitical. Any court has the power of judicial review. Per se - inherently unconstitutional, as written, it clearly infringes some protected right. Politics - legislatures feel the need to do something, even if that.
