Examples of precedent in the following topics:
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- The Northwest Ordinance established the precedent for expansion westward across North America with the admission of new states.
- Arguably the single most important piece of legislation passed by members of the earlier Continental Congresses other than the Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance established the precedent by which the federal government would be sovereign and expand westward across North America with the admission of new states, rather than with the expansion of existing states and their established sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation.
- The legislation was revolutionary in that it established the precedent for new lands to be administered by the central government (albeit temporarily) rather than under the jurisdiction of the individually sovereign original states, as it was with the Articles of Confederation.
- The legislation also broke colonial precedent by defining future use of the natural navigation, transportation, and communication routes; it did so in a way that anticipated future acquisitions beyond the Northwest Territories, and established federal policy.
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- Hamilton justified the Bank and the broad scope of congressional power necessary to establish it by citing Congress' constitutional powers to issue currency, regulate interstate commerce, and enact any other legislation "necessary and proper" to enact the provisions of the Constitution.This broad view of congressional power was enshrined into legal precedent in the Supreme Court case McCulloch v.
- His constitutional interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause set precedents for broad federal authority that are still upheld in courts and are considered an authority on constitutional interpretation.
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- Marshall's Court shaped the new nation with its interpretation of the Constitution and the establishing of a number of early legal precedents that helped to better define the role and function of the federal government.
- During his time as chief justice, Marshall ruled in several influential cases that set precedents around issues such as judicial review and federal versus state powers.
- The petition was therefore denied, but more importantly, the precedent for the Court's power of judicial review—not specifically enumerated in the Constitution—was established.
- This was the only time the Marshall Court would strike down an act of Congress; however, that precedent was enough to establish the Court as a co-equal branch by branding it as the final interpreter of the Constitution.
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- In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, several precedents from Magna Carta appeared in British legal documents and writings as fundamental rights of Englishmen.
- Several other civil rights that stemmed from Magna Carta inspired the United States Bill of Rights, but remain unwritten legal precedents in Britain today, include the right to a trial by jury, a speedy trial for those accused of criminal activity, due process, habeus corpus, and protection from "unreasonable" or arbitrary searches, seizures, and punishments.
- Magna Carta is one of the major documents in British history that set forth legal precedents that would later be interpreted as protecting the civil rights of English subjects
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- The petition was therefore denied, but more importantly, the precedent for the Court's power of judicial review - not specificially enumerated in the Constitution - was established.
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- With his "big stick diplomacy" efforts in Latin America, as well as his efforts to expanding the regulatory power of the federal government in domestic matters, Roosevelt set a new precedent for his 20th century political successors.
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- Although the judge dismissed this claim entirely, Hamilton persuaded the jury to disregard the laws on libel in favor of this concept--an argument that convinced the jury to return a verdict of "not guilty. " Therefore, not only did the Zenger Trial result in a remarkable instance of jury nullifcation, but also established a precedent for protecting the freedom of the press in the American courts.
- In successfully defending Zenger in this landmark case, Hamilton established the precedent that a statement, even if defamatory, is not libelous if it can be proved--expanding the scope of free expression for the colonial American press.
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- The "birth boom" of the post-war period is as much defined by the deaths that preceded and followed it as it is by an exceptionally high fertility rate.
- Compared to birth rates from 1946 to 1964, the birth rates prior to World War I (which began in 1914) were much lower, although they were still higher than the rates immediately preceding and following the 1946–1964 period.
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- A rise in formalized vocational training followed the Panic of 1893, with vocational high schools and normal schools preceding.
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- This broad view of congressional power was enshrined into legal precedent in the Supreme Court case McCulloch v.
- His constitutional interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause set precedents for broad federal authority that are still upheld in courts and are considered an authority on constitutional interpretation.