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UnitedStatesGovernment

Lucisano
Unit2:Federalism
StudySheet
TermstoKnow:
federalism
bicamerallegislature
electoralcollege
delegatedpowers
reservedpowers
concurrentpowers
SupremacyClause
expressed/enumeratedpowers
impliedpowers(elasticclause)
inherentpowers
dualfederalism
cooperativefederalism
newfederalism
fiscalfederalism
categoricalgrants
blockgrants
mandates
fullfaithandcreditclause
privilegesandimmunitiesclause
McCullochv.Maryland
Gibbonsv.Ogden

Questions:
HowdoestheConstitutionreflectBOTHadistrustofgovernmentandadistrustofdemocracy?

Whyarefederalistsystemsofgovernmentoftenutilizedinlargenations?

Incomparisontoaunitarysystemofgovernment,howwasfederalismthoughttoprovideformore
democracy?

HowdoestheSupremacyClauseandthe10thamendmentprovidetheConstitutionalbasisforafederalist
systemofgovernmentintheU.S.?

Explainthebasicdifferencesbetweendualfederalismandcooperativefederalism.Whatwerethe
historicalstagesthatledtheU.S.toadoptacooperativeformoffederalism?Explain.

WhatismeantbythetermNewFederalismandwhendidthismovementbegintotakeroot?How
successfulhasitbeen?Explain.

HowdoesfiscalfederalismlargelycharacterizetheformofcooperativefederalismthattheUnitedStates
practicestoday?Explaintheroleofthegrantsystemspecificallyinaidingand/orinfluencingstates.

Whichcontemporaryissuesthattheclassresearchedhighlightelementsofdualfederalismthatcontinueto
existintheU.S.?Cooperativefederalism?Beabletoexplainoneortwoexamples.

WhatConstitutionalgroundshastheSupremeCourtcitedinordertojustifyitsdecisionsregardinggay
marriageandabortionrights?

Howdothisissuesofguncontrolandthelegalizationofmarijuanaillustratecontinueddisputesregarding
federalism?

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