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Created a judicial structure that has remained essentially intact. Supreme court consisting of chief justice and 5 associate justices. It also set up 3 federal citcuit courts and 13 federal district courts throughout the country. Allowed state court decisions to be appealed by federal court if constitutional issues were raised.
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1794, farmers in Pennsylvania refused to pay tax. Hamilton looked at the whiskey rebellion as being a way to show that the federal gov't could enforce the law along the western fronteir.
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This case established the concept of Judicial Review or the ability of the Judiciary branch to declare a law unconstitutional.
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Sam Houston invited Texas to join union and become part of the US. Texas becomes 28th state in Union
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Polk sends Stephen Kearny to march from Kansas to NM as part of plan to get NM and CA.
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Mexico agreed to the Rio Grande border for Texas and the US got NM and CA for $15 million.
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Occured 5 years after treaty of guadelupe hildago. Established more territory for US south of Gila river
