HY 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Monroe Doctrine, Video On Demand, Trade Union Confederation Of The Americas
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He was the key figure in this process. He held to his federalist beliefs about the strengths of the national government and the decisions he rendered had lasting effects on our nation. Effects of judicial nationalism and court opinions: strengthening of the judiciary in the national government. Increased the power of the national government at the expense of the states: protected the interests of private property. Fletcher v. peck, 1810 the georgia legislature had been bribed to turn over 35 million acres in the area of the yazoo river to developers, who then sold the land to individuals. When the next legislature realized that bribery had been involved, they cancelled the original deal made with the yazoo river company and said the land sales were not valid. For the people who had bought the land, this would mean they had lost their land and the money they paid for it.
