McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

(1) Constitutional Question: Does Congress have the authority to establish a bank and make it exempt from paying taxes in order to use powers listed in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution?
(2) Background Information:

In 1816, Congress chartered the Second Bank of United States, in order to help fulfill its powers listed in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution. Many of the states were opposed to the creation of such a bank because of these banks competed with other banks within the states, and because they felt that the government was exerting too much power. Maryland, in an attempt to get rid of the Baltimore branch, passed a law that taxed any banks chartered outside …show more content…
Carr (1962)

(1) Constitutional Question: Can the Supreme Court make decision on legislative appointments?

(2)

In 1962, Charles Baker filed a suit against the Secretary of State Joe Carr over the apportioning of legislative districts. He wanted to postpone the election’s for seat in the General Assembly because, he alleged, the apportioning had not occurred since a 1901 law had required, almost 60 years. Baker said that the elections were ignoring certain population shifts, mainly the fact that people were moving towards the cities. He alleged that because of this “migration”, his vote did not count as much as someone who lived in a rural area, thus violating the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The case was dismissed in the district courts, so Baker appealed

(3)

The Supreme Court ruled that because Baker had the right and the appropriate facts, the case could he evaluated, however, the Supreme Court could not. They said that they had the jurisdiction to oversee the matter and stated other examples of when they had intervened in the past to correct violations, however they said that since no questions could be answered, the case was merely a justiciable issue.

Griswold v. Connecticut