Tag: America Constitutional History
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Judicial Review
Judicial Review in the United States Concept of Judicial Review In the U.S., in the context of Judiciary power and branch, Judicial Review has the following meaning: The power of the judicial branch to review actions of the legislative and executive branches (as well as the state governments) […]
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Implied Powers
Implied Powers in the United States Implied Powers in the Legislative Process Powers of government not explicitly expressed in the Constitution but held to be implicit in the expressed powers due to being "necessary and proper" to carry out those expressed powers. The extent of […]
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Implied Powers
Implied Powers in the United States Implied Powers in the Legislative Process Powers of government not explicitly expressed in the Constitution but held to be implicit in the expressed powers due to being "necessary and proper" to carry out those expressed powers. The extent of […]
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Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights in the United States One of the principal points of contention between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists was the lack of an enumeration of basic civil rights in the Constitution. Many Federalists argued, as in Federalist No. 84, that the people surrendered no rights in […]
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Marbury V. Madison
Marbury V. Madison in the United States Marbury v. Madison in the U.S. Legal History Summary This landmark 1803 Supreme Court decision, which established the principle of judicial review, marked the first time that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Marbury V. Madison
Marbury V. Madison in the United States Marbury v. Madison in the U.S. Legal History Summary This landmark 1803 Supreme Court decision, which established the principle of judicial review, marked the first time that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Antifederalists
Antifederalists in the United States Antifederalists in the U.S. Legal History Summary These were opponents of the Constitution of 1787 who sought to continue the confederation of sovereign states and to keep power as close as possible to the people. In actuality, the Antifederalists were true […]
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Antifederalists
Antifederalists in the United States Antifederalists in the U.S. Legal History Summary These were opponents of the Constitution of 1787 who sought to continue the confederation of sovereign states and to keep power as close as possible to the people. In actuality, the Antifederalists were true […]
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Prohibition
Prohibition in United States Prohibition Definition (Lat. prohibition; from pro and habeo, to hold back). In practice. The name of a writ issued by a superior court, directed to the judge and parties of a suit in an inferior court, commanding them to cease from the prosecution of the […]
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National Bank
National Bank in the United States McCullough v. Maryland in the U.S. Legal History Summary A landmark 1819 Supreme Court decision establishing Congress’s power to charter a national bank and declaring unconstitutional a tax imposed by Maryland on the bank’s Baltimore branch.
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John Marshall
John Marshall in the United States Marshall, John (1755-1835) Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, John Marshall, the third chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801-1835), is still popularly known as the Great Chief Justice and the Expounder of the […]
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John Marshall
John Marshall in the United States Marshall, John (1755-1835) Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, John Marshall, the third chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801-1835), is still popularly known as the Great Chief Justice and the Expounder of the […]
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Strict Construction
Strict Construction in the United States An approach to constitutional or statutory interpretation that calls for a literal adherence to the law. The basic concept of strict construction is that courts should not engage in lawmaking through interpretation. Neither should they recognize […]
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Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment in the United States United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENTIn March 1972, Congress proposed an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the United States Constitution. The amendment […]
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Federalist Papers
Federalist Papers in United States Federalist Papers, No. 10 & No. 51 (1787-1788) The Federalist Papers were a series of essays published in newspapers in 1787 and 1788 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the Constitution. The Federalist […]