Constitution & Amendments
Marbury vs. Madison
Federalism
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Random
100
These provide the basic structure of the government (part of the Constitution)
What are the Articles of the Constitution?
100
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during this case (also John Adam's Secretary of State!)
Who is John Marshall?
100
The division of power between the federal and state governments
What is federalism?
100
Provision of the Constitution that says that the Constitution, national laws, and treaties form the “supreme Law of the Land.”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
100
The Necessary and Proper Clause is often called this, because it stretches the powers of Congress
What is the elastic clause?
200
This is a change to the Constitution. There are 27 total
What is an amendment?
200
This part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was found to be "unconstitutional"
What is a writ of mandamus?
200
Logical extensions of the federal government’s powers that are justified by the Necessary and Proper Clause
What are implied powers?
200
Provision of the Constitution that says the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States
What is the 10th Amendment?
200
the powers explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution
What are expressed powers. (Also often called enumerated or delegated powers)
300
The two ways an amendment can be formally proposed
What is a 2/3 approval in both chambers of Congress, or at a National Convention (called by Congress)
300
He told his secretary of state James Madison not to deliver the commission to William Marbury
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
Powers that are given to the federal government because it is a sovereign state
What are inherent powers?
300
In this case, Maryland argued that this institution was unconstitutional, because it should be only a power of the states
What is the (2nd) National Bank?
300
The provision of the Constitution that requires each state to honor the public acts, official records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
What is the Full Faith & Credit Clause?
400
He feared the possibility of amending the Constitution, because he believed it could create factions and periods of chaos
Who is James Madison?
400
The extremely important "take away" of the Marbury vs. Madison case
What is Judicial Review?
400
Collecting taxes, building roads, providing for health and welfare of citizens are all examples of this
What are shared or concurrent powers?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
Explain how this case strengthened the federal government
400
The idea of the federal government returning the power to the states; occured during the Reagan era
What is devolution?
500
The two ways an amendment can be ratified
What is a vote by state legislatures (3/4ths of states must approve, or by delegates elected by the citizens of each state
500
In his decision, John Marshall had to answer 3 questions. Name two
1. Does Marbury have a right to his commission? 2. If he has a right, and it has been violated, does the law provide him a remedy? 3. If they do afford him a remedy, is the writ of mandamus the remedy the writ of mandamus?
500
System of federalism that began during the New Deal, which greatly expanded the power of the federal government. In this system, the federal and state governments work together to promote the common welfare
What is Cooperative Federalism?
500
How Maryland argued that they can tax an institution within its borders
What is states have sovereignty?
500
Crisis of Federalism: occured when South Carolina tried to nullify a federal law because it was believed to violate states' rights
What is the Nullification Crisis?
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