Constitution
The Senate must confirm...
What are Judicial Nominees?
What substance is decriminalized in Massachusetts, but illegal according to Federal law?
What is marijuana?
Proportional representation is found here.
What is the House of Representatives?
McCulloch v Maryland...
A) increased state power relative to the states
B) increased executive power relative to the legislative branch
C) increased federal power to the states
D) did not affect the balance of power between states and the federal government
C) increased federal power to the states
Name a part of the Constitution that has historically strengthened the power of the Federal government.
Commerce Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in
What is the house of representatives?
A system where power is divided between the national and state governments.
Federal System (Federalism)
Debate on bills can be unlimited here.
What is the Senate?
US v Lopez...
A) empowered Congress over the president
B) empowered the national government over the states
C) used the 10th Amendment to assert that the federal government does not have unlimited powers
D) expanded the right to bear arms to kids attending public schools
C) used the 10th Amendment to assert that the federal government does not have unlimited powers
Shared, or ________________powers include levying taxes and operating court systems.
What are concurrent powers?
Fear for the stability of the central government, desire to promote trade among the states, the need to give the central government the power to levy taxes, and dissatisfaction with the central government’s ability to provide for national defense led to....
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Different levels of government are involved in common policy areas. This has nothing to do with duals.
What is cooperative federalism?
Brings an end to the filibuster.
What is cloture?
The Court's holding in McCulloch v Maryland is based on which of the following constitutional clauses?
A) commerce clause and elastic clause
B) necessary and proper clause and elastic clause
C) commerce clause and supremacy clause
D) necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
D) necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
The majority of spending is not discretionary, it is_________________________.
What is mandatory spending?
According to Madison, which of the following best controls factions?
Direct Democracy or a Large Republic?
What is a Large Republic?
In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the ______________________to create the Second Bank of the United States and that the state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section 8?
This process involved legislation that directs specific funds to projects within districts or states.
What is pork barrel spending?
US v Lopez...
A) limited Congressional power by stating that the commerce clause doesn't allow Congress to regulate anything affecting interstate commerce, as the Court had held since 1937
B) expanded Congressional power by interpreting the commerce clause to allow Congress to regulate anything affecting interstate commerce
C) ruled the commerce clause unconstitutional
D) provided a limit on Congressional ability to regulate things affecting interstate commerce
D) provided a limit on Congressional ability to regulate things affecting interstate commerce
While not in the Constitution this concept has been used by Presidents to withhold "top-secret" information?
What is executive privilege?
This amendment forms the basis of federalism.
10th amendment.
This recent case preserved the system of federalism, which delegates certain powers to states and certain powers to the federal government. It upheld the principle that states have control of local issues, like gun possession on school grounds.
What is US. v. Lopez?
Gerrymandering would not matter to this New England State, as it has only one Congressional District.
What is Vermont?
A federalist would likely view which required SCOTUS case as a victory?
A) McCulloch v Maryland
B) US v Lopez
A) McCulloch v Maryland
Name 4 foundational documents and describe one main point from each.
Articles of Confederation- Weak 1st constitution
Declaration of Independence- outlined grievances against king and natural rights of the people
Federalist 10- Factions
Brutus 1- anti federalist ideals
The Constitution- Separation of Powers, checks and balances. new expectations for new government system