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McCulloch V. Maryland
The United States made a National Bank and Maryland began to tax it. This court ruled in favor that Congress had a right to create the bank and against states right to tax it, or anything that is part of the federal government. -
Formation of Land Grant Colleges
The federal government would donate land to make colleges like Virginia Tech and Iowa State University. These colleges promoted and benefited agriculture and mechanical arts. The Federal government gave each state one college to promote agriculture. States were strengthened in education because of this. -
Civil War
The country had split because of states rights to slavery. At the end of the war, slavery was abolished and the confederate states joined the union again. This strengthened the Federal government because it was up to the union how the confederate states would re-enter the union and gave many regulations to southern states because they seceded. -
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the law& citizenship right to former slaves. Strengthens Federal Government by taking away states right to deny citizenship to former slaves and the same protections that are listed in the law. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The first Federal Act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. The first measure passed by Congress to prohibit trusts. This strengthened federal government because it gave the Federal Government more control of the economy and commerce. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as they were equal in quality. This increased power to states without directly affecting the national government. -
Pure Food & Drug Act
Prevents manufacturing, sale, & transportation of misbranded or poisonous food, drug, medicine, & liquors. This gave the federal government more power because they test and regulate everything being sold even if it is just one state's commerce. -
Hoke V. United States
The Supreme Court ruled the federal government could not regulate prostitution because that is a states right. Congress could still regulate prostitution going from one state to another because of the commerce clause, but the states still gained more power from this ruling. -
The New Deal
During the great Depression, states were expected to get themselves out of the mess they were in. The Federal Government donated money and created jobs to make the economy more stable and to get out of the depression. States at first were expected to deal with the depression but after they were not able to help themselves the Federal Government stepped in and created the New Deal Programs. -
Brown V. Board of Education
The supreme court declared states laws establishing segregated schools to be unconstitutional, and it violated the 14th amendment. Even though public school is a states right, the federal government was strengthened. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools, employment, & public accommodations. This was passed by the Federal Government to prohibit the southern states laws of Jim Crow, showing the Federal Government is more powerful than states. -
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 authorized the formation of local Community Action Agencies as part of the War on Poverty. These agencies are directly regulated by the federal government. This strengthened the national government because it gave money for local agencies that they could control how the money was spent. -
Heart of Atlanta Motel V. United States
The Heart of Atlanta Motel refused to accept black Americans as guests in their motel. This supreme court ruling gave congress the power to force private businesses to abide by Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations. It increases the federal government because it enforced the commerce clause because most guests were outside from the state of Georgia. -
10th Amendment
Powers that are not explicitly given to Congress are reserved for states. This strengthens states power by giving them all power that is not specifically given to Congress. -
State & Local Fiscal Act
A 5-year period that allocated $30,000,000,000 and 1/3 went to local government while 2/3 went to state governments. This strengthened the national government because they controlled how the money would be spent. -
Election of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan made tax cuts and gave power back to the states. The states powers were strengthened because of less government involvement in his presidency. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Prevents discrimination based on disabilities. Federal Government passed this law thus over correcting any state law against disabilities. -
Planned Parenthood V. Casey
The constitutionality of several Pennsylvania state statutory provisions regarding abortion were challenged. In the Supreme Court ruling, they prohibited the state from banning most abortions taking away Pennsylvania's state right to make laws regarding abortion. -
104th Congress
Congress started returning power to the states by restricting power of the national government. Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act gave more power to state judicial branches, creating more power to state that used to belong to the federal government. -
Printz V. United States
Certain interim provisions of Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act violated the tenth amendment. This decreased state legislature because it was decided they are not in charge of federal direction. Officers had to volunteer to do checks from the Brady Act, so there was more power to the individual. -
United States V. Morrison
Supreme Court decided that parts of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 were unconstitutional because they exceeded congressional power under the Commerce Clause and under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. This strengthened state power because the supreme court ruled that congress had no power in this case. -
September 11, 2001
With the attack of the Twin Towers, the Homeland Security was created along with the Patriot Act. This increased federal government power in all aspects because there was an increased feeling of threat in the country. -
No Child Left Behind
Federal law that provides money to poor children for extra educational assistance in return for their academic progress. This strengthens the federal government because states are in charge of public education, but the federal government steps in. -
104th Congress- Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Requires state to acquire a list of beneficial owners in each corporation to protect businesses from mis-used terrorism and money laundering. They government will hold money from states who do not abide, giving the federal government more power. -
Affordable Care Act
Health reform education. Everybody has health insurance or pay taxes. Expands Medicaid to low income families. Federal government is strengthened because all citizens either pay a federal tax or have health insurance.
