Hawke v. Smith

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Hawke v. Smith, 253 U.S. 221 (1920), was a United States Supreme Court case coming out of the state of Ohio. It challenged the constitutionality of a state referendum to overturn the legislature's vote to adopt the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Court held unanimously that while states are free to adopt provisions to allow their legislatures' actions to be reversed through popular votes, that did not apply to the adoption of federal constitutional amendments since that power was granted the legislatures by the Constitution, not the people of the individuals states, and the Constitution did not provide for any role to be played by the people in the consideration of amendments. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Hawke v. Smith, Secretary of State of Ohio
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rdf:langString Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio
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rdf:langString The ratification of the proposed Eighteenth Amendment by the Legislature of Ohio cannot be referred to the electors of the state; the Ohio Constitution, in permitting such a referendum, is inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States. Hawke v. Smith, No. 1, ante, 253 U.S. 221. 100 Ohio St. 540 reversed.
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rdf:langString Hawke v. Smith, 253 U.S. 221 (1920), was a United States Supreme Court case coming out of the state of Ohio. It challenged the constitutionality of a state referendum to overturn the legislature's vote to adopt the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Court held unanimously that while states are free to adopt provisions to allow their legislatures' actions to be reversed through popular votes, that did not apply to the adoption of federal constitutional amendments since that power was granted the legislatures by the Constitution, not the people of the individuals states, and the Constitution did not provide for any role to be played by the people in the consideration of amendments.
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