Court Cases
What was most of the court cases overarching theme
State vs Federal power
What is a grant?
Money given to a state
What is federalism?
A system of check and balances that allocates power between federal and state government.
What is the United States government?
Democraticy republic
Education, speed limit, and civil crimes is under whose jurisdiction.
States
Categorical Grants?
Grants with particular congressional guidelines or requirements.
What is concurrent power?
Power that is held by authorities at both levels, state and federal.
Participatory democracy?
Everyone gets a say and a vote and majority wins. It can create chaos.
Lopez v. The United States caused what?
It rose the question if education was a state jurisdiction and if the federal government had jurisdiction.
Federal Grants?
Money the government gives to a state from the taxes for national concerns.
What are Constitutional provisions?
Article VI which includes the Supremacy clause which places national law, treaties, and presidential action above state authority.
What is plurist democracy
Interest groups influence everything
Madison v. Madbury created what?
Judicial review can review and deem laws unconstitutional can change them.
Block grants?
Offer larger sum of money to the states without the strings of a categorical grants.
What are exclusive powers?
Powers that are delegated only to the federal government.
Elite Democracy?
Highly educated high society is only in office.
What does Maryland v. Mccullick prove?
States cannot tax national government. Federal Bank was formed
Federal Mandates?
Require states to comply with federal directives.
Full faith and credit
States must honor and regard other states laws.
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