Miscellaneous
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
to revise the Articles of Confederation
13th Amendment
Abolishes slavery
What is Federalism?
sharing of power between central government and states, but the federal government has the most power
What were the two different plans?
Virginia plan and New Jersey plan
There is often a constant ___________ ____________ between the National government and the State government
power struggle
Who can tax income tax?
BOTH state and federal government
Supremacy Clause
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws as long as the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
What is Fiscal Federalism?
The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; shows relationships between federal and state governments
3/5 Compromise wanted _______
Each slave to count as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of representation
States have the implied powers of creating/ executing laws that relate to_______
morality and police powers
What is funded mandate?
a state must do something ordered by the government and is funded to do it
10th Amendment
federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution
What is Dual Federalism?
the government has a clear division of powers between the state and federal government
What did the Virginia plan want?
Bicameral legislature based on population, favor towards large states, and wanted a stronger national government.
The federal government uses categorical grants in order to ______
get more control of the states and keep the federal government's power
What are two Supreme Court cases from this unit?
McCulloch v. Maryland and United States v. Lopez
The Fourth Amendment addresses what privacy rights?
A person, their house, papers, or other belongings cannot be seized without a warrant due to probable causes and an affirmation
Dual Federalism was popular ________ the Great Depression
before
What was the New Jersey Plan?
Wanted a unicameral legislature in which all states are equal, favored small states, and only wanted to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is concurrent powers?
powers shared between the nation and state governments
What is a unitary government?
A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government.
Full Faith and Credit
A clause in Article IV of the Constitution requires each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states.
What arguments did the Anti-Federalists make against ratifying the Constitution?
Would the Constitution maintain a republican government, would the national government have too much power, and whether a bill of rights was needed in the Constitution.
What did the Great Compromise establish?
A bicameral legislature, which included: House based on population and Senate with 2 per state and revenue bills came from H.O.R in exchange for equal state rep in Senate
What powers do both the state and federal government share?
levying taxes, maintaining roads, creating courts, borrowing money, chartering banks and corporations, taking land for public use