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John Marshall
John Marshall was a Cheif Justice of the United States. He served for over 34 years in the Supreme Court. He had stronger effect on U.S constitutional law. He wrote over 500 opinions, in which the court cases such as Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland. -
John Marshall
ohn Marshall was a Cheif Justice of the United States. He served for over 34 years in the Supreme Court. He had stronger effect on U.S constitutional law. He wrote over 500 opinions, in which the court cases such as Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland. -
Dual Federalism
Dual federalism: both state and national government were equal authorites operating within their own speheres of influencenes, as defined by a strict reading of the Constituion. An example is that the National Government has powers listed in the Constitution and the Tenth amendment gives all other powers to the states. -
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Doctrine of Nullification
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Doctrine of Nullification
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Dual Federalism
Dual federalism: both state and national government were equal authorites operating within their own speheres of influencenes, as defined by a strict reading of the Constituion. An example is that the National Government has powers listed in the Constitution and the Tenth amendment gives all other powers to the states. -
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McCulloch v. Madison
McCulloch v. Madison was a case were the Maryland branch of the National Bank sued the National Bank Cashier, James McCulloh. After the War of 1812 there were massive war debts.Congress set up another bank and some state banks placed a tax on all banks working within their borders. Maryland argued the bank was unlawful because the government had no right to start a bank. McCulloch argued that Congress had the right and power to start a bank due to its power to regulate commerce. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The USA was in debt after the war of 1812, COngress borrowed money from several banks across the nation, eventually openeing the Second Bank of the United States. The National Bank did not want to pay the bank tax of the state of Maryland. in 1819 the case reached the supreme court, the two main issues were if the Constitution gave the Congress power to make a National Bank and scond if it gave Congress power to tax the Nation Bank -
Doctrine of Nullification
A belief that the states have the power to reject federal laws when the states do not agree. Since the birth of America politicans belived that states could objectify laws that didn't work with states intrests. -
Doctrine of Secession
The doctrine of secession is the belief that states have the right to separte themselves from the union. Session is the most extrmeme way to withdrawl from the union. This was belived to gain state sovereignity. -
Reconstruction Amendments
Recontruction Amendments are the 13, 14, and 15 amendments that were passed after the Civil War. They abolished slavery, prohibited states from denying citizen's rights, giving voting rights to African American males, and they defined slavery. They standards for the states to follow. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Commerce Act regulated the railroad industry. As the railroads were expanding across America, the companies gained a lot of unexpected power. This act also restricted the fee for the companies could charge -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act was an act that tried to prevent the formation of monopolies. It includes control of a service in a certain area and it encouraged fair competetion. It even broke up the American Tobacco Company from it's large, overpowering monopoly. -
United States v. E.C. Knight Company
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Cooperative Federalism
Cooperative federalism: an era of federalism during which the national and state government shared functional authority in broad policy areas; also called "marble cake" federalism. -
The New Deal
FDR made a planwhich helped unemployed Americans get money to get back on their feet during the Great Depression, it also provided them with social security, food, and provided jobs. -
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Cooperative Federalism
Cooperative federalism: an era of federalism during which the national and state government shared functional authority in broad policy areas; also called "marble cake" federalism. During this time the national government had responsibility for the social and economic welfare of the nation. Many other programs were created to provide food, protect homeowners, create jobs, to help the elderly. -
Creative Federalism
Creative federalism: the period in which the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states could or would not address; also called "picket fence" federalism. This example is Congress approvaed dunds for the states to start Medicaid. The national government increaed in size and cost fromt the grant system. -
The Great Society
The program Lyndon Johnson created to help expand the government by getting rid of poverty and inrquality amoung social classes -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Expanded government with his own program Great Society program, which helped get rid of poverty and inequality between people. -
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Creative Federalism
Creative federalism: the period in which the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states could or would not address; also called "picket fence" federalism. This example is Congress approvaed dunds for the states to start Medicaid. The national government increaed in size and cost fromt the grant system. -
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New Federalism
New Federalism: the modern era in federalism in which authority that reste with the national government is being returned to the states; also called "devolution". This was created because the national government had too much power. Ronald Regan worked to return some power to the states and find a balance of power. -
The Regan Years part 1
Ronald Regan was the 40th president of the United States. He served for eight years and brought America back to it's former glory. He was also the 33rd governor of California and commonly known ciennma actor. During his time in office he ran our country in a very conservative way. He believed in low taxes, a small national government, and started "Reganomics". The Regan Years brought back more power to the states. He cut national grant money to the states. He belived states were more effective.. -
The Regan Years pt 2
He felt states could provide better for it's citizens. -
Devolution
The idea of returning the power to the states -
Contract with America
When Reagan ran for office when he ran he had a slowgan Contract with America he promised that he would be able to achieve a certain amount of goals in the span of 100 days, and his main idea was to return power to the states -
New Federalism
New Federalism: the modern era in federalism in which authority that reste with the national government is being returned to the states; also called "devolution". This was created because the national government had too much power. Ronald Regan worked to return some power to the states and find a balance of power.
