Req'd Docs
Madison afraid that the “mischiefs of faction” will be controlled by the power of a large republic. It is this reason that a republic where power was broken up between the national and state governments was born.
What is federalist 10?
Type of commerce that travels outside of the state
Interstate commernce
Firearm case that took place in Texas, decided in 1995- curtailed the power of Congress, stating that this was not an issue of commerce, and so the Commerce Clause would not pertain. First time since World War 2 that Congress was put in check.
US v Lopez
Referred to as marble cake federalism, when state and fed government must work together
Cooperative Federalism
This is a type of democracy that has to do with power coming from interest groups or organizations
pluralist
This was deemed to be too weak, proven when Shay's rebellion almost ran Massachusetts astray. Each state had their own coinage, no central government, and there was a need for unanimity to amend their "constitution".
Articles of Confederation
This article of the Constitution lays out the powers of the executive branch
Article 2
1905 Bakery Case in NY, in which it was decided that a contract between employee and employer could not be infringed upon by Congress, and instead was left to the state. (judicial restraint)
Lochner v NY
This was a clause that deemed Congress had almost any power, explicit or implied, that they needed at their disposal
Nec and Prop
This is a type of Government where the constituents elect representatives to make legislation and vote on it, on their behalf. Sometimes it is referred to as a Constitutional _______
Republic
DAILY DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Check and balance system that separate the government into branches in order to prevent one to have more control over the others.
What is federalist 51?
This is a clause that states each state must honor the marraige certificates, drivers licenses, etc., from other states
full faith and credit clause
We have not studied this case yet, but you covered it in APUSH
This case in 1896, upheld Separate but Equal, a clear violation of civil rights and liberties
(300 bonus points)
Plessy v Ferguson
This type of federalism has distinct layers, a la, a layer cake
Dual Federalism
Natural Rights, those that we know as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" were written by this Enlightenment thinker
Locke
Anti-Federalists response to the federalists who were pushing for a large, centralized government. This document called for state sovereignty and more localized govt
What is brutus
This is a type of commerce that stays within that state
Intrastate
1819 supreme court ruling that maryland didn't have power to tax second bank of us and that congress did have power to create the bank under "necessary and proper" clause and "supremacy clause"
what is mcculloch v maryland
These type of powers are kept with the states (10th Amendment), since the Federal government has not explicitly stated what to do in regards to those unwritten laws (not implicit, enumerated, or explicit)
Reserved Powers
Explain the idea behind the Great Compromise (NJ/VA)
bicameral legislature
Drafted in 1787 to replace the weak Articles of Confederation, this 'supreme law of the land' established a federal system with three distinct branches.
Constitution of the US
This Clause was one of the determining factors in the McCulloch v Maryland case, stating that the Federal laws reigned over state laws. (I am not looking for Necessary and Proper)
Supremacy
1937 case that set the stage for cooperative federalism, which 10 workers that were fired were deemed to be reinstated because the steel plant at issue sent items across state lines.
NLRB vs Jones Loughlin
Powers referred to when the state and federal government are shared and coexist. _____ Powers (not looking for federalism, as that is the overhead term)
Concurrent
DAILY DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Metaphor for when a self-interested person in a free market has unintentionally promoted the public good
Invisible hand