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=== Barron v Baltimore === | === Barron v Baltimore === | ||
This | This case limited the reach of the 5th Amendment only to the federal government. Marshall found that the limitations on were specifically intended to limit national government power. He cited the intent of the framers and the development of the bill of rights as an exclusive check on the federal government, Marshall reasoned that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction in this case because the 5th Amendment was not applicable to the states. | ||
==== Dread Scott Case – distinguishes between state and national citizenship. ==== | ==== Dread Scott Case – distinguishes between state and national citizenship. ==== |