POL SCI 40 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Supremacy Clause

• School: UCLA
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL SCI 40
• Professor: Chris Tausanovitch

Document Summary

Designed to protect constitution against democratic-repub schemes. Supreme courts have authority known as judicial review to rule acts of congress unconstitutional. Supremacy clause in article vi could exercise jud rev over state laws, but can it over. Judicial instruction to a government officer to perform his duty and deliver the commissions. Art 3 e(cid:454)plicitl(cid:455) lists specific cases that are (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the supre(cid:373)e court"s origi(cid:374)al jurisdictio(cid:374) A writ of mandamus was not one of them. Also does (cid:374)ot gi(cid:448)e co(cid:374)gress po(cid:449)er to add to the court"s origi(cid:374)al jurisdictio(cid:374) Then a legislative act contrary to the constitution is not law. But if it is not, then it is on the same level and can be altered when the legislature desires to change it: that"s (cid:449)h(cid:455) co(cid:374)gress ca(cid:374)"t cha(cid:374)ge it or act u(cid:374)co(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)all(cid:455) One of the most important supreme court decisions in history: Marbury v madison: first time court declare that a court can declare congress acts void if unconstitutional.