In Fletcher v. Peck (1810 Yazoo land case), the Supreme Court ______.
A. allowed the state of Georgia to rescind its previously executed land sale contract because the original contract was based on fraud and bribery
B. held that challenges to state-issued contracts cannot be heard by the federal courts because of Eleventh Amendment prohibitions against suing states in federal court
C. 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
D. allowed the state of Georgia to rescind a previously made contract. The public reaction to this ruling prompted the ratification of the Contract Clause
C. 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
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a. title and purpose of the project b. the name of the agency or organization sponsoring the project c. whether incentives will be provided d. information pertaining to the amount of funding that was secured for the project
which president created the federal emergency management agency?
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A. ordinance B. precedent C. penal code D. stare decisis