Final Flashcards

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Two reasons for law

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Dispute Resolution Role
-settle difference between two people

Regulatory Role
-government interference with business

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Which is most important law of the land? Constitutional Law or Regulatory Law?

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Constitutional Law

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What is common law?

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Judge-made-Law

-judge doesn’t follow precedent

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Marbury v. Madison?

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Gave power of Judicial Review to Judicial Branch

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What is Administrative Law? Who can create it?

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Laws created by regulatory agencies

-states create their own administrative laws

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Majority Rule v.s. Minority Rule

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State-laws vary from state to state

Majority Rule
-when most states follow that rule

Minority Rule
-when only a few states follow that rule

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Private Law v.s. Public Law?

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Private Law
-government not involved

Public Law
-government involved

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What is the difference in the “burden of proof” between Criminal and Civil law? What vote by the jury to convict?

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Criminal Law

  • beyond reasonable doubt
  • Unanimous vote to convict

Civil Law

  • preponderance of evidence (means “more likely than not”)
  • majority vote to convict
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10th Amendment?

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Reserved Powers Clause

-gives all powers to the State that it has NOT ALREADY given to Federal Government

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What governed the colonies before they became the United States?

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Virginia House of Burgessess (140 years)

  • began to fail because Britain was in debt
  • b/c French and Indian War
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Committees of Correspondence?

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  • created when colonies being taxed harshly by Britain
  • turn colonists minds against British
  • keep colonists updated on British activities
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First Continental Congress?

Second Continental Congress?

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First Continental Congress

  • first time unity among colonies
  • purpose to discuss further relations with King George

Second Continental Congress

  • created after little skirmishes (like Boston Massacre)
  • asked King George to stop hostilities
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Federalist v.s. Anti-Federalists? When was it relevant?

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Relevant when United States was throwing out Articles of Confederation

Federalists

  • want strong government
  • Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison

Anti-Federalists

  • wanted weak government
  • Thomas Jefferson
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Immigration and Naturalization Services v. Chadha

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Shows Judicial Branch checking power

  • congress passes law without President signing
  • Supreme Court overrules b/c didn’t have president permission
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Youngstown Steel and Tube Co. v. Sawyer? What did it demonstrate?

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Demonstrated Checks and Balances by Supreme Court

  • company gives intent to strike
  • President Truman says they can’t
  • Executive order overruled b/c Truman can’t do that
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3 clauses that are important to Business Regulation?

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Supremacy Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Commerce Clause

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Commerce Clause

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Gives Congress power to regulate business (commerce)

18
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Gibbons v. Ogden

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Case distinguished Intrastate Commerce between Interstate Commerce
-John Marshall made distinction

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Wickard v. Filburn

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expanded Commerce Clause

-said Congress could regulate commerce if it had AGGREGATE effect

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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Federal Government can create new laws to carry out Enumerated Powers (if laws are necessary and proper)

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Enumerated Powers

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Specified powers in Constitution that are given to Federal Government

22
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McCulloch v. Maryland

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  • Federal Bank in Maryland not paying tax
  • Maryland says “Reserved Powers” give them right to tax government

-Supreme Court says Necessary and Proper gives right to operate tax free

23
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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Established “Separate but Equal”

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Ends “Separate but Equal” Doctrine

25
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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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guarantees civil rights to all people

26
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Two cases that come from States not following Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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Katzenback v. McLung (Ollie’s BBQ)

Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States

27
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United States v. Lopez

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defines the limits of the Commerce Clause

-what things can be regulated under Commerce Clause

28
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Printz v. United States

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Limited Commerce Clause

  • Federal Gov couldn’t require states to do background checks on gun owners
  • b/c violated “state’s sovereignty”
29
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3 other names for the Necessary and Proper Clause?

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Elastic Clause
Inherent Powers Clause
Implied Powers Clause

30
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Hughs v. Oklahoma

Maine v. Taylor

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Displayed that Supreme Court rules on Commerce Clause by “Case-by-Case basis”

  • allowed Maine’s fishing bait law
  • outlawed Oklahoma’s fishing bait law
31
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Barron v. Baltimore

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Established that Bill of Rights only applies to National/Federal Government

32
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Gitlow v. New York

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says Bill of Rights applies to States too

33
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14th Amendment

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Created Doctrine of Incorporation

-applies Bill of Rights to States too

34
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Scheneck v. United States

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Limits First Amendment

  • said speech could be limited if creates “clear and present danger”
    ex: shouting “fire” in crowd
35
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Stromberg v. California and Morse v. Fredrickson

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Stromberg v. California
-says 1st amendment covers “symbolic speech”

Morse v. Fredrickson

  • Bong hits 4 Jesus
  • symbolic speech limited b/c it was dumb
36
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Virginia v. Black

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Says “hate speech” protected under 1st amendment

-Klu Kluz Klan member burns cross in yard

37
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Garcetti el al v. Ceballos

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Employee speech protected under 1st Amendment

-employer can only control official duties and responsibilities

38
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Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp v. Public Commission of New York

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established 4 prong test to limit speech

  • is speech legal?
  • is gov interest “substantial”?
  • does intervening advance government’s substantial interest?
  • is intervening worth it?
39
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Doctrine of Incorporation made bill of rights apply to states except for these 3 areas:

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3rd Amendment
-quartering soldiers

5th Amendment
-Right of Grand Jury

7th Amendment
-Right of a Jury Trial in civil cases

40
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Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission

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Political Speech

-allows corporations to fund politicians??