Goldwater v. Carter
E903975
Goldwater v. Carter is a 1979 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court declined to decide a dispute over President Jimmy Carter’s unilateral termination of a defense treaty, treating it as a nonjusticiable political question.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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political question doctrine case ⓘ |
| actionChallenged | unilateral termination of a mutual defense treaty by the President ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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foreign relations law ⓘ |
| citationStatus | plurality decision ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Article I of the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Article II of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionCharacter | fragmented Court with multiple opinions ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Barry Goldwater et al. v. James Earl Carter, Jr., President of the United States, et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | United States–Taiwan relations ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | normalization of relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| holding |
the case presented a nonjusticiable political question
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the dispute was not ripe for judicial review ⓘ |
| impact | left unresolved whether Senate consent is required for treaty termination ⓘ |
| keyDoctrine |
political question doctrine
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ripeness ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
justiciability
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political question doctrine ⓘ presidential power to terminate treaties ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of political question doctrine to treaty termination
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judicial restraint in foreign affairs disputes ⓘ |
| opinionType | per curiam disposition ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Barry Goldwater
NERFINISHED
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members of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| plaintiffRole | members of Congress challenging executive action ⓘ |
| presidentInvolved | Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from a lower federal court decision ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
presidential foreign affairs powers
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treaty termination procedures ⓘ |
| respondent |
Jimmy Carter
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President of the United States ⓘ |
| result |
case dismissed without reaching the merits
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lower court judgment vacated ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | termination of the U.S.–Republic of China defense treaty ⓘ |
| treatyInvolved | Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearArgued | 1979 ⓘ |
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