BALW20150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Equal Protection Clause, Surface Mining, Due Process
23 Jan 2017
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Tenth amendment- all powers not delegated to the national government are reserved for the states or the people (sovereignty of states) Privileges and immunities clause prevents a state from imposing unreasonable burdens on citizens of another state (particularly in regard to doing business) Full faith and credit clause applies only to civil matters, ensures that rights established under deeds, wills, contracts, and similar instruments in one state will be honored by other states. Separation of powers legislative branch makes the laws, executive branch enforces the laws, judicial branch interprets the laws. Checks and balances allow each branch to limit the actions of the other two branches to prevent one from becoming too powerful. Congress has power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises. Bill of rights 12 amendments to constitution: apply to corporations because they exist as (cid:498)legal persons(cid:499, amendments listed on pg. Political speech by corporations also falls within protection of the first amendment.
