Study Guide: Federalism – Chapter 3

 

Date Due

Assignments

Fri., Nov. 21

1. Read Wilson p. 49-55

2. Answer questions 1 - 3

3. Learn what the Supremacy, Elastic, Commerce, Full Faith and Credit, Privileges and Immunities clauses say.  You may choose to make flashcards or just trust yourself.

4. Read handout on the powers of the national and state governments and start learning that information. Try to figure out the meanings of the following terms: enumerated (or delegated or expressed), reserved, concurrent, implied, and denied powers..

Mon., Nov. 24

1. Read p. 55 – 58 (to “State Sovereignty”)

2. Answer question 4

3. Write out brief summaries of cases 1 – 5 on the Supreme Court list. I strongly recommend flash cards for doing this. Make sure to summarize the issue as relates to federalism in each case.  Use the Wilson book

or Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/ 

Tues., Nov. 25

1. Read p. 58 – 60 to “Grants-in-Aid”

2. Answer question 5

3. Read the handout on the different types of Federalism– several times

4. Make sure you understand the differences among Dual, Cooperative, Creative, and New Federalism.  If it helps, make flash cards.

Mon., Dec. 1

1. Read p. 60 – 70 (to “A Devolution Revolution”)

2. Answer questions 6 - 8

3. Make sure that you understand the differences among grants-in-aid, categorical grants, block grants, revenue sharing, and mandates.  Study the handout until this is firmly entered into your memory banks.

4. Fill in the Chart on Fiscal Federalism

Tues., Dec. 2

1. Read p. 70 – 75

2. Answer questions 9 - 11

3. Write out summaries of cases 6 – 12 on the Supreme Court list.

4. Make sure you know the Significant Laws on the Study Guide.  Flash cards might help.

Weds., Dec. 3

Write out a sample answer to the AP essay question.  Do not spend more than 25 minutes total on doing this.

Thurs., Dec. 4/Fri., Dec. 5

Look around you and note five items that are affected by government and indicate which level of government is involved.  For example, speed limit signs – state government

Handicap ramp – federal government

Mon., Dec. 8

Test on Federalism

 

Reading Questions

1.

Define federalism and explain how such a system differs from a unitary or a confederal system.

2.

Make a chart listing the positive and negative aspects of federalism.  Leave room for additions

3.

Using the chart on p. 54 and the rest of the material in the book to list the elements of the Constitution that 1) restrict the powers of the states 2) protect the powers of the states 3) describe how the states should deal with each other and 4) have been used to expand the power of the federal government

4.

What was the principle of nullification?

5.

Define initiative, referendum, and recall

6.

Define mandates.  Give examples.  Explain the disadvantages to states of federal mandates.

7.

Explain what was in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, the 1995 law that the Republicans passed.

8.

What are other ways that the federal government imposes costs on state and local governments?

9.

Why did the GOP in Congress embrace the idea of devolution and what was the effect of the reform of AFDC?

10.

Why was it possible to enact devolution for AFDC but not for Medicaid?

11.

What are the explanations that the book gives for why members of Congress pass laws that cause governors and mayors to complain about the role of the federal government?

Supreme Court Cases

 

I strongly recommend that you start flash cards on 3 x 5 cards for the Supreme Court cases.  Include information on the background of the case, ruling of the court, and significance of that particular case.  You will have dozens of cases by the end of the year and this will be very helpful for your study.

 

1.

Fletcher v. Peck (1810)

2.

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

3.

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

4.

National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel (1937)

5.

Wickard v. Filburn  (1942)

6.

Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States  (1964)

7.

South Dakota v. Dole (1987)

8.

United States v. Lopez (1995)

9.

Printz v. United States  (1997)

10.

United States v. Morrison (2000)

11.

Gonzales v. Raich (2005)

12

Gonzales v. Oregon (2006)

Identifications

1.

Federalism

14.

Concurrent Powers

27.

referendum

2.

Devolution

15.

Implied Powers

28.

recall

3.

Sovereignty

16.

Denied Powers

29.

grants-in-aid

4.

Unitary System

17.

John Marshall

30.

categorical grants

5.

Confederation

18.

Nullification

31.

block grants

6.

Tenth Amendment

19.

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

32.

revenue sharing grants

7.

Supremacy Clause (Article VI)

20.

John C. Calhoun

33.

Mandates

8.

Elastic or “Necessary and Proper” Clause (Art. I, Section 8, Clause 18)

21.

Dual Federalism

34.

104th Congress

9.

Commerce Clause (Art. I, section 8, clause 3)

22.

Layer Cake Federalism

35.

Unfunded Mandates

10.

“Full Faith and Credit” Clause (Art. IV, Sec. 1)

23.

Marble Cake Federalism

36.

Conditions of Aid

11.

“Privileges and Immunities Clause (Art. IV, sec. 2)

24.

Creative Federalism and The Great Society (LBJ)

37.

Devolution

12.

Enumerated Powers (national) {also called Expressed or Delegated Powers}

25.

New Federalism (Competitive Federalism)

38.

Second-order devolution

13.

Reserved Powers (state)

26.

initiative

39.

Third-order devolution

 

Significant Laws

Here we go again.  I recommend that you start flash cards for these laws.  Include a short summary of what the law did and its significance.  Some of these laws will appear several times in the course.

 

1.

Civil Rights Act (1964)

4.

National Voter Registration Act or Motor Voter Registration Act (1993)

2.

Clean Air Act (1970)

5.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (1995)

3.

Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)

6.

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 or Welfare Reform Act

 

 

7.

No Child Left Behind (2002)