based on McClain chapter 3, Federalism and the Constitution

Learning Objective 3.3: Analyze the changes that have occurred in the relationship between states and the national government from the early republic to the 1930s, and recognize the Supreme Court decisions that were instrumented in bringing about these change.

  1. What is federalism? Why is this an important concept in the American political system?
  2. Define the commerce clause and the necessary and proper clause. What type of powers are these and what are they reserved for?

Learning Objective 3.2: Recognize the powers given to the national government by the Constitution, and explain the reasons for the balance of powers existing between the national government and state and local governments.

  1. Identify two constitutional clauses that establish rules directing how states must relate to each other. What is the purpose of each of these clauses?
  2. What powers does the Constitution deny to the states?
  3. What is the supremacy clause? How does this relate to the issue of federalism in the United States?
  4. What does the Tenth Amendment provide for? How does this fit into the concept of federalism in the United States?
  5. After the Civil War, which three Constitutional amendments shifted the balance of power in favor of the national government in terms of civil rights policy?
  6. How did the three Constitutional amendments increase the power of the national government? Name and identify the purposes of the amendments.

submit answers to #9 and #10 questions,

  • refer to the video below,

  • And refer to Transcript: 
  1. Explain the reasoning behind the U.S. Supreme Courts finding that Congress does have the power to charter a bank. What key clause of the Constitution was this based on?
  2. What did the Courts interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause mean for federal power in relation to that of the states? 

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