LEGL 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Strict Scrutiny, Thurgood Marshall, Punitive Damages
20 Aug 2016
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The constitution- sits above everything else in our legal system. No law can conflict with it: the constitution is a series of compromises about power between individuals, states, the federal government and the branches of government. Separation of powers- insured there was not too much power in one place. Article 1 of the constitution- created congress, which was to have legislative or lawmaking power. Article 2 of the constitution- created the office of president, defining the scope of executive, or enforcement power. Article 3 of the constitution- established judicial or interpretive power, by creating the. Bill of rights- added in 1791 to guarantee many liberties to individual citizens. They are the first 10 amendments of the constitution. Recap from chapter 1: voters in all 50 states elect representatives who go to washington dc to serve in congress, the congress is compromised of the house of reps and the senate.
