POLS 3300: Exam 1
Name: Konner Mattison
Be sure to specifically answer all questions asked, cite the *best* (most relevant) Supreme Court case (plural, only if asked), and explain the Court’s decision as it applies to the hypothetical situation. Students should use only the cases discussed in-depth (a.k.a. listed in the table of contents) in the most recent edition of your textbook. Two part questions must be answered separately!
1.) President George Washington the Fourth (a grand-nephew of the first President Washington, six times removed) signed a bill passed by Congress which abolished “The Fed” (the Federal Reserve System). Washington had argued against the system because he said it “promoted inequality by helping concentrate power in the hands of the capitalist elite”. Although agreeing with Washington in principle, a lawsuit was brought by Ichabod Crane, the governor of New York, challenging the dissolution because several years before New York had passed a law requiring The Fed to pay the state a fee equal to 1% of its average currency reserves. If the banking system was abolished New York would lose a valuable revenue stream. MCCULLOCH V MARYLAND
Question 1A (15 points): Is the abolition of the Federal Reserve constitutional?

Yes, the abolition of the Federal Reserve is constitutional. This is constitutional because he President George Washington the Forth has the …show more content…
Despite state licensing of her business the federal DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) raided her store and held her business to be in violation of the CSA (Controlled Substances Act) because of the likelihood of trafficking legal marijuana across state lines to jurisdictions where the drugs are illegal.
(25 points) Is the CSA constitutional as it applies to people who are operating medicinal marijuana stores in compliance with state