Ratification of the Constitution
The document governing America prior to the Constitution; gave the federal government very little power
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The clause that establishes the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Under this type of federalism, different levels of government share some powers and must work together
What is cooperative federalism?
These powers are given to both state and federal governments
What are shared or concurrent powers?
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The clause that gives the federal government many of their implied powers
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Under this type of federalism, state and national governments are kept almost entirely separate
What is dual federalism?
The form of democracy that emphasizes as many citizens participating as possible
What is participatory democracy?
This level of government has the power to declare war
What is the federal government?
The political party that advocated for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
What are the anti-federalists?
The Amendment that grants all rights not listed in the Constitution to the state governments
What is the 10th Amendment?
A marble cake is often used to illustrate this type of federalism
What is cooperative federalism?
This form of democracy emphasizes the participation of interest groups
What is pluralist democracy?
This political ideology advocates for states to have greater powers and the federal government to have lesser powers
Who are conservatives?
The series of documents urging America to ratify the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
The case that prevented states from taxing institutions established by the national government using the commerce and necessary and proper clauses as reasoning
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Federalism is the division of power between these two groups
What are national and state governments?
All citizens are given the ability to vote on whether or not a law will be passed. This is an example of this type of democracy.
What is participatory democracy?
This level of government establishes a post office
What is the federal government?
This author argued against Federalist ideals that were represented in the Constitution
Who is Brutus?
The clause that the federal government used to back up their argument in US v. Lopez (1995)
What is the Commerce Clause?
Under new federalism, this level of government gains power
What are state governments?
The government passes a law that requires you to have a certain net worth before registering to vote. This is an example of this form of democracy.
What is elite democracy?
This level of government has the power to set up schools
What are state governments?