ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Federalist No. 84, Equal Protection Clause, Commerce Clause

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: Gaines

Document Summary

An introduction to the legal system of the u. s. (pgs. Constitutional law is the body of law that has developed from the interpretations of the. Ussc has developed many legal doctrines to avoid addressing the question that is put before it. Congress: commerce clause, tax and spend clause. President: war powers (inherent & explicit), appointment clause. People: bill of rights, civil war amendments. The anti-federalists argued for the inclusion of a bill of rights to guarantee personal freedoms. Hamilton argued against a bill of rights in this federalist paper because the text of the proposed constitution did not give the federal government the power to restrict personal rights. Bill of rights and the civil war amendments. Bill of rights: the first ten amendments to the constitution. Political concession to the anti-federalists to ensure their support in the bitter fight over the ratification of the constitution.