Federalism
Study Guide
Crash Course
Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4
<<<<<<<< Who does what? >>>>>>>
<<< Key Clauses from the Constitution >>>
Commerce Clause
The Commerce Clause refers to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the "Full Faith and Credit Clause", addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
Necessary and Proper Clause
The Congress shall have Power ... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, also known as the Comity Clause) prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is the provision in Article Six, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution that establishes the United States Constitution, federal statutes, and treaties as "the supreme law of the land."
<<<<< Types of Federalism >>>>>
Marble vs. Layer Cake Federalism
Cooperative Federalism
New Deal-Reagan
Dual Federalism
Ends with the Great Depression and the New Deal
<<<<< Evolution of Federalism >>>>>
Key Supreme Court Cases To Review:
McCulloch v Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
Dred Scott
Plessy v Ferguson
US v Lopez
** What was the issue? What was the decision? How did it impact the power of the government?**
<<< How does the Federal government gain power over the states? >>>
Questions:
How does the national government use specific clauses of the Constitution to expand the power its power?
How does the national government use mandates and grants to control the states?
What are some key examples of mandates that changed the relationship between the states and the national government?
Attaching Strings:
"Strings are attached" to a grant that impact all funds a state receives from the federal government (Cross Cutting)
Landmark Gains in Control:
McCulloch v Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
New Deal
ADA (American Disabilities Act)
Civil Rights Act
Great Society
No Child Left Behind
9-11