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John Marshal
Lead the court as Chief Justice during the "McCulloch v. Maryland".
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McCulloch v. Maryland
A case that established two important principles in constitutional law. First, the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government. Second, state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government. This connects to federalism because it is deciding the which powers the state has. -
Doctrine of Nullification
The belief that the states had the right to cancel federal laws with which they disagreed .
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doctrine of secession
The idea that a state had the right to seperate from the Union.
This connects to federalism because this gives the state the power to leave the union if they want -
Reconstruction Amendments
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, The amendments were important in implementing the Reconstruction of the American South after the war. They were saw as a way of transforming the United States from a country that was "half slave and half free" to one in which the constitutionally guaranteed "blessings of liberty" would be extended to the entire populace, including the former slaves and their descendants. -
Interstate Commerce Act
A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
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New Federalism
Decreased national spending and returning power to the states would improve government. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
A federal statute that prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anticompetitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of being in violation.
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United States v. E.C. Knight Company
A United States Supreme Court case, also known as the "Sugar Trust that limited the government's power to Act" control monopolies.
This case connects to federalism because this limited the power of national governments. -
Cooperative Federalism
All levels of government work together to solve problems, such as poverty. -
The New Deal
A series of programs enacted in the United States by Franklin Roosevelt. The programs were a response to the Great Depression. They focused on the relief of unemployed and the poor, recovery of the economy to normal levels, and reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression.
This connects to federalism because the government is trying to fix the the great depression -
Creative federalism
The national government funded state and local programs that met national goals, such as fighting poverty. -
The Great Society
A set of domestic programs. There two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.
This connects to federalism because they have the government it trying to fix poverty and racial injustice -
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President. He was responsible for designing the "Great Society" legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, environmental protection, aid to education, aid to the arts, urban and rural development, and his "War on Poverty." -
Dual Federalism
Both state and national government are equal with authorities. -
The Reagan Years (Reagan Era)
A period of recent American history used by historians and political observers to emphasize that the conservative "Reagan Revolution" led by President Ronald Reagan in domestic and foreign policy had a permanent impact. -
Devolution
The modern trend in federalism in which more power is given back to the states. -
Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States. He pursued policies that reflected his personal belief in individual freedom, brought changes domestically, both to the U.S. economy and expanded military, and contributed to the end of the Cold War -
Contract with America
A document released by the United States Republican Party that detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years.
