CORNELL NOTES Name: Mercedes Cross

Class: Block 1 Topic: Unit 3 Section 4

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The Supreme Court and (1803) Marbury v. Madison
Federalism • Justice John Marshall (1801-1835 Sup. Court)
Judicial Review:
The Supreme Court can decide if a law/act of Congress and/or the president is
Constitutional
When does the Supreme (1810) Fletcher v. Peck
court step in? • Supreme Court rules state law unconstitutional
(1824) Gibbons v. Ogden
• Steamboats
• Only Federal Govt. regulates interstate (between states) commerce (business)
Other cases (1819) McCulloch v. Maryland
• States can’t tax the fed. Govt.
• Fed. Govt. can create a national bank (Elastic Clause)
• Reinforces Supremacy Clause
(1925) Gitlow v. New York
• 1st amendment applies to the states
(1963) Baker v. Carr
• All people of a state should be represented equally in state districts. One
person one vote
(1964) Wesberry v. Sanders
• Congressional Voting districts should have similar populations
(1972) Furman v. Georgia
• Stop the death penalty
• Racist, arbitrary
(1976) Gregg v. Georgia
• Death Penalty can continue if you follow certain guidelines.
Themes I see in the Federalism, Rule of Law, Justice, Truth
information
Other Questions I may What are the certain guidelines to follow if the death penalty were to continue?
have about the
information (Required)
Please list three things 1.) The difference between Furman v. Georgia & Gregg v. Georgia cases
you learned today 2.) Where the supreme court comes into cases (Judicial Review)
(Required) 3.) What the Baker v. Carr case was
Please explain how one The results of each of these cases have had a direct effect on the state of the
thing you learned today country I live in today. If the results were different, I think things might be much
relates to you. BE more chaotic or at least different.
SPECIFIC!!!!