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Dual federalism
Under dual federalsim, the state and national government had to function under eachothers influence. -
John Marshall
Cheif Justice John Marshall was the leader of the McCulloch vvs. Maryland case of 1819. He was a strong nationalist. -
McCelloch v. Maryland
Mashall argued that the banks charter was justified by the Constitution's necessary and proper clause. -
Doctrine of Nullification
The doctrine of nullification gives states the right to invalidate national laws that interferred with the states interest. -
Doctrine of Secession
Was the right of the states to seperate from the Union. -
Reconstruction Amendments
After the Civil War the government passed th 14,15, 16 amendments. Which are known as the Reconstruction Amendmenets. THese amendments abolished slavery and defined citizenship. Thse amendments set national standards. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Railroad companys gained a unprecedented power because they were the only form of transportation which allowed them to raise there ticket prices. THe government passed the Interstate Commerce Act so the railroad companys could not charge large amount for tickets. -
United States v. E.C. Knight Company
This case was about the national government trying to shutdown a couple sugar companies because they were believed to have a monopoly. However in the end the Court ruled that since the companies opperated locally the national governemnt did not have any power over the companies. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This act was passed to prevent monopolies over an industry. This act encouraged fair competition in all industries. -
Cooperative federalism
The national government assumed responsibility for social and economic welfare for the people. The national and state government worked together to handle the economic crisis. -
The New Deal
In 1933 FDR was elected. Roosevelt responded with a plan to bring relief to the Great Depression. This plan was called the New Deal. It created a series of national programs to address the needs of America. The programs would help to create jobs for the unemployed while also accomplishing national projects. -
Creative federalism
Lyndon Johnston expanded the power of the national government with his plan called the Great Society program. It was a plan to eliminate poverty and social inequality. He called his strategy creative federalism. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
President Johnson wanted to expand the power of the national government with his Great Society program. He aimed to eliminate poverty and social inequalities. -
The Great Society
It gave authority to state representatvives to help unemployement and poverty in their cities. This involved funds from the national government to form funds. -
New Federalism
New federalism was trying to return authority to the state government. President Reagan was a strong supporter of this because he believed the state government was more effective than the national government. -
The Reagan Years
He believed that power should be returned to the states because it would be more effective than the national government. -
Devolution
It was a contract that Americans pledged to reduce the size and power of the national government by eliminating costly federal programs and by combining others.
