LEGL 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Commerce Clause, Supremacy Clause, Contract Clause
5 Feb 2017
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Structure of the constitution: article i: sets up congress, article ii: sets up executive branch, article iii: sets up judiciary system, article iv: Different states have to respect one another"s laws and judicial rulings. With few exceptions, states cannot discriminate against out of state residents: one exception is tax payer funded service (such as tuition) Ex: there cannot be different speed limits for in state vs out of state: separation of powers. Federalism: division of power between state and federal government. 10th ammendment: all powers that are not delegated to federal government is reserved for the states. Federal law is generally supreme over state law. Federal law completely superceeds any state law. Certain areas states cannot do anything with that law, states have no rights to regulate it: contract clause: no state shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts.
