17.4 - The main characteristics of US federalism Flashcards
Chapter 17.4 - THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF US FEDERALISM
the main characteristics of us federalism
What amendment in the Constitution is crucial in protecting states’ power?
The 10th amendment
What does the 10th amendment state?
That powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
What type of federalism was there from the 1790s to the 1930s?
Dual federalism
What was dual federalism?
States and federal government were co-equal and had distinct areas of policy over which they had power - states undertook most of the governing
What type of federalism was there from the 1930s to the 1960s?
Cooperative federalism
What administration was hugely influential in the expansion of executive power?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What did Nixon call for the in the 1970s?
A ‘New Federalism’
What was the California Senate Bill 54 passed in 2018?
It prohibited state and local law enforcement from using personnel or facilities to investigate or arrest people for federal immigration purposes
Why did the city of Chicago sue Trump?
For withholding of police funding over it ‘sanctuary city’ policies
How was state power developed in the Obamacare act 2010?
Obamacare included power of the provision of medical insurance run by the states themselves
Why was Obama’s DAPA executive order struck down by the Supreme Court in the 2016 case of ‘Texas v United States’?
The cost to states was too high
How did the USA Patriot Act 2001 develop federal power?
The act expanded the rights of federal government to detain people and collect information about them
How was federal power developed in 2015?
Through the Obergefell v Hodges case which legalised gay marriage nationally
How was state power developed in the ‘Carpenter v United States’ case of 2018?
The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government must obtain a warrant for a citizen’s cellphone location records
