You Say You Want a Constitution
The amendment reserving powers to the states
What is the 10th?
The general name for money the federal government gives to states
What are grants?
The first court case to establish federal powers using the necessary & proper clause
What is McCulloch v Maryland?
Powers listed in the Constitution
What are enumerated powers?
The amount of money the federal government spends every year on grants to state and local governments
What is more than $500 billion?
Also known as the "elastic clause"
What is the necessary & proper clause?
Funds provided to states for specific, narrowly defined purposes with conditions set by the national government
What are categorical grants?
The case that said the Commerce Clause allowed a federal ferry license to supersede a state ferry license
Gibbons v Ogden
Powers that are not listed in the Constitution but are necessary and proper to do those listed things
What are implied powers?
Average amount of state revenues (money) that comes from the federal government
What is 30%?
It declares the federal laws are top dog
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Funds provided by the national government for broad purposes and allow states more freedom to decide how to spend the money
What are block grants?
Yo, Farmer, you can't grow that wheat for your livestock!
What is Wickard v Filburn?
Powers that are not specifically delegated to the federal government, so they go to the states
What are reserved powers?
The state which relies most on federal aid
What is Montana?
It forms the basis for the Endangered Species Act, among other laws
What is the Commerce Clause?
The federal government requires states to implement programs, but provides no money at all.
What are unfunded mandates?
The case that said the Commerce Clause allowed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to forbid discrimination based on race
What is Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US?
Powers the federal and state governments share
What are concurrent powers?
Farmer Wickard's first name
What is Roscoe?
It allowed the federal government to impose an income tax
What is the 16th amendment?
The category that gets the largest share of federal grants
What is health? (or Medicaid, Medicare)
The Lopez decision said Congress could not use the Commerce Clause to regulate this in school zones
What are guns?
The type of power involved in getting a drivers license
What are reserved powers?
Authority Congress could rely on to mandate people purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare)
What is taxing authority?