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Stone v. Mississippi _______.
made it clear that Court was no longer be sympathetic to Contract Clause claims to stop government regulations
made it clear that Court would continue to be sympathetic to Contract Clause claims to stop government regulations
In Fletcher v. Peck (1810 Yazoo land case), the Supreme Court ________.
allowed the state of Georgia to rescind its previously executed land sale contract because the original contract was based on fraud and bribery
held that challenges to state issued contracts can not be heard by the federal courts because of Eleventh Amendment prohibitions against states being sued in federal court
struck down Georgia’s attempt to rescind its previously executed land sale contract in spite of the fact that the original contract was based on fraud and bribery
allowed the state of Georgia to rescind a previously made contract. The public reaction to this ruling prompted the ratification of the Contract Clause
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837) was _______.
the last of the Marshall Court opinions strongly supporting the enforcement of the Contract Clause
the first of the Taney Court opinions elevating the importance of the public good in considering Contract Clause cases
For the framers the right to contract was ________.
closely tied to the federal government
closely tied to state governments
closely tied to the right of private property
none of the above
all of the above
