Exam 9: Property Rights and the Development of Due Process

Dartmouth College v. Woodward involved ____.

In his dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873), Justice Field insisted that had the majority adopted his interpretation of the privileges and immunities clause, the "inhibitions" of the recently ratified Fourteenth Amendment would have "a profound and significant consequence." Explain.

The decision in Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. rejected the idea that the Constitution protected _____.

In his article of 1893, Professor Thayer advocated ____.

Munn v. Illinois involved _____.

As a result of the decision in Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. shareholders of the Charles River Bridge Co. were jubilant. ____

The setting for Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. was _____.

United States v. Carolene Products Co. involved _____.

In what ways does Calder v. Bull anticipate both Marbury v. Madison and Cohens v. Virginia that were decided some years after Calder v. Bull? Explain. Be sure that your essay demonstrates a full understanding of both Calder and Cohens.

Chief Justice Waite (in Munn v. Illinois, 1877) and Justice Peckham (in Lochner v. New York, 1905) had very different views regarding (1) the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause, and (2) the Court's role in American government. Explain.

Suppose Waite and Peckham had been on the Supreme Court that decided Nollan v. California Coastal Commission as well as Kelo v. City of New London. How would Waite and Peckham have probably voted in each of these contemporary cases? Why? (Make sure that your essay demonstrates an understanding of both Nollan and Kelo.)

According to Justice Iredell in Calder v. Bull, the "ideas of natural justice" are______.