Unit 1: Constitution & Federalism

Who has time to write that much?

100

This federalist paper argued that power could best be diffused (spread, shared and checked) via a wide or large republic

Federalist 10

200

This anti-federalist paper warned against the ease of corruption by a strong central government

Brutus I

300

This plan of government failed due to a weak central government.

Articles of Confederation 

400

This federalist paper argued that the separation of powers and federalism combined offered citizens a dual layer of protection from government

Federalist 51

500

This federalist paper discussed judicial review and explained why justices should serve for life

Federalist 78

Where's Waldo's Constitution

100

This clause gives Congress implied powers.

Necessary & Proper / Elastic Clause

200

These are the powers listed here for Congress

Enumerated (Art. 1 Sec. 8)

300

Here you find the supremacy clause

Article 6

400

This is where formal amendment powers lie

Article 5

500

This is the “federalism” amendment.

10th Amendment

Federalism Cupcakes

100

Powers shared by national and state governments.

Concurrent powers 

200

These give money to state and much discretion for how to use them

block grants

300

This marble cake style of federalism blossomed during the New Deal era and utilized categorical grants

cooperative federalism

400

This chief justice pioneered the practice of dual federalism

Taney

500

This gun case demonstrated an instance of the devolution revolution

US v Lopez

That's a lot of cases

100

This case had two parts - one about a bank and another about states taxing the federal government.

McCulloch v Maryland

200

The power of judicial review was established in this court case.

Marbury v Madison

300

This case about wheat ruled it’s not one action alone that can determine if something is interstate commerce, but looking at the effect on commerce if many people in the aggregate acted the same way.

Wickard v Filburn

400

This case about the 1964 Civil Right Act was not about a barbeque joint.

Heart of Atlanta Motel v US

500

This case about the Violence Against Women Act continued the Rehnquist Court's federalism trend.

US v Morrison

Potent Potables

100

This was the chief justice during most of the devolution revolution

Rehnquist

200

This armed rebellion demonstrated a true weakness of the Articles of Confederation

Shays

300

This is the threshold needed to ratify an amendment

3/4ths

400

This is the ideal of equal treatment for all in a society

egalitarianism 

500

This is the term that starts with a “p” is used to describe the notion the federal laws supersede state laws

preemption