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Articles of Confederation
This document was our Country's first form of a set of laws.IT gave almost all power to the states in the hope that the government could not become corrupt.But in the end failed by not giving enough power to the government to help enforce any of the states laws. -
Constitutional Convention
This convention was created to form a new government that had the power to actually enforce the laws made.After the Articles of Confederation had been seen as not being successful many states felt that a change needed to be made. So the got together and drafted a new government with a central government with powers that were spelled out in the new constitution. -
Commerce Clause( Article 1,Section 8, Clause 3)
Gives Congress the power to regulate interstate,forgien and Indian commerce.The government normally uses this clause along with the Tenth Amendment to extend there enumerated powers. By doing this they the power away from the states and give it to the federal government. -
10th Amendment
This Amendment to the US Constitution stated that any power not given to congress in the constitution are reserved for the states.With the addition of this amendment to the Constitution it gave the states the amount of power they required to pass the constitution. this amendment gives the states the right to create laws for there states as they see there needs more directly. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
This court case ruled that the fires between New York Nd New Jersey were interstate commerce and then regulated by the central government. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Denied the freedom of Dred Scott even though he had been living in a free state. This case gave the federal gov't the power to decide his fate under Article III of the Constitution. -
Civil War
An American battle fought between northern and southern states as the union and confederacy. The confederacy lost and it gave more power to the federal gov't as the states were no longer on their own. The confederacy was the forced to join the union and all of the laws or regulations that came with it. -
14th Amendment
This amendment gives citizenship to all those " born or naturalized in the United States." This amendment gave power to the federal gov't by giving them the right to decide to whom citizenship is granted. The enslavement of people was now in the hands of the federal government to decide. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Case against equality between whites and blacks in railway cars. This case gave the state gov't more power as they were given the ability to decide how the equality of races could be handled. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This act helps protect those against harmful or poisonous substances that are consumed or prescribed to the public. Gave power to the federal gov't as they were able to decide what substances can be harmful to people -
16th Amendment
Changed part of Article I in the Constitution. Gives the federal gov't the power to collect taxes on income without having to go through the state or local governments -
Gitlow v. New York
This case was about a democrat that was trying to publish a "left wing manifesto" that published his viewpoints. The case ended in the state gov't deciding that anyone who supported the manifesto would be breaking the law, giving power to the state government. -
New Deal
The New Deal was a set of policies put forth by Franklin Delaware Roosevelt during the great depression to try and get our country going again. These policies started a new area of government called Cooperative Federalism. These policies while giving the federal government more power didn't over reach and worked with the state government in a sort of collaboration. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Four cases that focused on the segregation in public school systems between the races. Cases ended with the supreme court judge throwing out the "separate but equal" clause, giving more power to the federal gov't by stepping in on the control over the school systems. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlaws the discrimination in labor and civil rights based on race, religion, color, sex, national origin. This act was enacted by Congress and gives the federal government the power. -
Roe v. Wade
A court case involving a woman's right to an abortion for a Texas resident. Ended with the court ruling a right to abortion being under a right of privacy, granting her the right to the abortion. Gives power to the federal gov't by them going over a state law. -
Election of Ronald Reagan
He created the new federalism when he was elected. This, in turn, loosened the grip of the federal gov't on the states. This also lead to increasing power to the states. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
This court case ruled that state governments could not take instruments of the federal government employed in the execution of congressional powers. This ruling gave the federal government more power on the grounds that taxation is normally left up to the states but in this instance was ruled to be under federal jurisdiction. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans of Disability Act stated that no state should have a system that did not allow persons with mental illness to be treated in the community. This in turn gave the federal gov't more power to regulate state law. -
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
This court case surrounded abortion and ended with the reaffirmation of the previous supreme court ruling under the privacy rights though it came with the creation of the Undue burden clause. Gave power to the federal government by giving them justification to change laws around abortion. -
United States v. Lopez
This case was held as a trial against a child that brought a fire-arm into a school zone. This case gave state the power as the court ruled that the law was unconstitutional making it a state matter and not a federal matter. -
Printz v. United States
This court case changed the Brady Violence Handgun Protection Act. The state gov't was given power by decision that the necessary and proper Clause does not give the federal government jurisdiction on this matter. -
September 11th,2001
On Sept. 11, 2001 a plane crashed into the pentagon, the twin towers, and a plane was run into a field in Pennsylvania. This national crisis was the cause of an attack from an enemy group which lead to our overall fight against terrorism. Due to this event the federal government was given more power over the state on the grounds of protecting the country. -
No Child Left Behind
An act for the education of children. Gives the federal gov't power as it authorizes federal government education programs. When it was previously a states jurisdiction. -
Affordable Care Act ( Obama Care)
This act, also known as Obama care, was passed to ensure everyone has insurance. This act took the right of the state to control the insurances and gave some power to the federal government.
