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Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. It was drafted in 1776. Gave states all the power -
Constitutional Convention
Convention set to make adjustments to Articles. Final product waas new constitution giving more power to federal government than before. -
Elastic Clause
Gives Congress more power by saying they can make any laws that will help with their responsibilities -
10th ammendment
The tenth amendment deals with reserved powers to the states or people if they are not delegated to the federal government. (State) -
Fletcher V. Peck
Georgia legislature was bribed so that the sale of 30 million acres, known as the Yazoo lands, could be permited but it was found to be an unconstitutional ex post facto law. (Federal) -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Court case that ended up giving congress implied powers and that their laws outweighed stated laws -
Gibbons V. Ogden
A landmark decision that allowed the Supreme Court to hold the power to regulate interstate commerce granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause in the Constitution. (federal) -
California Constitution
Document describing the government of the state of California only. -
Cooley V. Board of Wardens
The Supreme Court decided that is was not unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to have a law that ships leaving or entering the Philadelphia port had to hire local pilots. (State) -
Alden v. Maine (RED)
African Americans were not citizens. First time that supreme courts go against congress -
Civil War
It was a war between the Confederacy, made up of eleven southern slave states, and the Union, made up of the federal government and twenty-five free states. Abraham Lincoln during war time used powers not normally given to president and federal government. (Federal) -
14th Ammendment
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Its broad goal was to ensure that the Civil Rights Act passed in 1866 would remain valid ensuring that "all persons born in the United States...excluding Indians not taxed...." were citizens and were to be given "full and equal benefit of all laws." -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act (July 2, 1890) prohibits certain business activities that reduce competition in the marketplace, and requires the United States federal government to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of being in violation. It was the first Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies, and today still forms the basis for most antitrust litigation by the United States federal government. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
States laws of separate but equal are considered constitutional and thus states can keep making these laws. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Pure Food and Drug Act: Federal inspection of meat products and disallows the manufacture or sale of poisonous medicine. (Federal) -
16th ammendment
Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes on income.( Federal) -
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936. The programs were in response to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Put into place by Roosevelt's congress and made federal agencies. -
1940s for farming
Around 1940, a revolution happened in American agriculture. All of a sudden, farmers became much more productive. It took farmers less and less time to produce more and more food. What caused this sudden jump in productivity? There were several technical factors including better machines, new varieties of crops and livestock, new pesticides, and better irrigation techniques. Also, federal aid came into play. -
U.S. v. California
Land off of California is considered federal land and is given to federal government not California. -
Wesberry v. Sanders
Wesberry v. Sanders: Found that one man's vote should be equal to any others when electing Representatives of Congress and districts were to be as equal as possible. (State) -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities and women. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools. Placed in by federal government -
State and local fiscal act
State and local fiscal act- provided funding to the states to be divided between state and municipal governments. It was established on FEBRUARY 12, 1973. Gave more money therefore more power to states -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court tells all states that it is unconstitutional to segregate schools. Federal telling states what to do. -
Roe v. Wade (RED)
Concerning abortion and privacy rights but gave the issue to decide to states. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush. The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. Installed by federal government -
New York V. U.S.
New York v. United States: A decision that it is against the 10th Amendment to federally regulate particular field in a particular way such as providing for radioctive waste disposal. (state) -
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994. CALEA's purpose is to enhance the ability of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to conduct electronic surveillance. Allowed FBI to get into phones. -
104 th Congress
Congress famous for devolution. This means this congress passed many laws giving the states more powers that the federal government had to deal with before. -
U.S. v. Lopez
Set limits on congress due to the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Because it sets limits on congress the states get more power -
Reno v. Condon
Reno v. Condon: Congress can require State compliance with the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. (Federal) -
Printz v U.S. (Red)
The ruling says tha congress does not have the power to subject nonconsenting states to private suits -
U.S. v. Morrison
Parts of Congress Violence Against Women Act are considered unconstitutional due to the fact congress overstepped its power over states issue. -
September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001. Attack on the United States itself and therefore federal problem to respond. -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a United States Act of Congress which called for the government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students. NCLB supports standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. -
Homeland Security
Development of Homeland Security: It is a department of the federal government to protect the United States from terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other threats to the security of the nation and it was created in response to the September 11 attacks. (Federal) -
Nevada V. Hibbs
Nevada v. Hibbs: A decision that Congress may enact remedial legislation when it is "congruent and proportional" to the constitution violation it is attempting to remedy. (Federal)
