Assignment Summary. For this assignment, you will research and analyze a US Supreme Court Case, United States v Lopez (1995).

Case background
1. Identify the plaintiff and defendant in this case.
2. Explain why the case was brought to the Court.
3. Describe the goal of each side in the case. Why was the case brought to the Court, and what type of decision was desired?

Constitutional Connections
4. Explain the key rights or amendments involved in the case.
5. Did the case primarily center on an issue of civil rights or civil liberties? Explain.

Case Outcomes
6. Describe the majority decision of the Court and several arguments as to why the justices ruled the way they did.
7. If there was one dissenting decision of the Court, explain it in detail. Why did some justices disagree with the majority?
8. What was the precedent set by the decision of the Court? What impact did it have on American society

might be agreeing to participate ethically with other european nations in the slave trade

or notifying other european nations when taking possession   of african territories

tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.

b. they tried to evict the squatters from the area.

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superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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