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Overruling Mcculloch?, Mark A. Graber
Overruling Mcculloch?, Mark A. Graber
Arkansas Law Review
Daniel Webster warned Whig associates in 1841 that the Supreme Court would likely declare unconstitutional the national bank bill that Henry Clay was pushing through the Congress. This claim was probably based on inside information. Webster was a close association of Justice Joseph Story. The justices at this time frequently leaked word to their political allies of judicial sentiments on the issues of the day. Even if Webster lacked first-hand knowledge of how the Taney Court would probably rule in a case raising the constitutionality of the national bank, the personnel on that tribunal provided strong grounds for Whig pessimism. …
M'Culloch In Context, Mark R. Killenbeck
M'Culloch In Context, Mark R. Killenbeck
Arkansas Law Review
M’Culloch v. Maryland is rightly regarded as a landmark opinion, one that affirmed the ability of Congress to exercise implied powers, articulated a rule of deference to Congressional judgments about whether given legislative actions were in fact “necessary,” and limited the ability of the states to impair or restrict the operations of the federal government. Most scholarly discussions of the case and its legacy emphasize these aspects of the decision. Less common are attempts to place M’Culloch within the ebb and flow of the Marshall Court and the political and social realities of the time. So, for example, very few …
Evolution Of The Missouri System, Kay G. Collett
Evolution Of The Missouri System, Kay G. Collett
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
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State Party Activity In A Two-Party Environment: The Democratic Party Of Indiana, George C. Roberts
State Party Activity In A Two-Party Environment: The Democratic Party Of Indiana, George C. Roberts
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
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Political Trends In The 1959 Off-Year Elections: The Case Of Kentuckiana, George C. Roberts
Political Trends In The 1959 Off-Year Elections: The Case Of Kentuckiana, George C. Roberts
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
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