1.8 Constitutional Interpretations of Federalism

Question 1

Tenth Amendment (Constitution*)

Answer 1

any powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution, or prohibited by it to the states, are reserved for the states or the people

Question 2

Fourteenth Amendment (Constitution*)

Answer 2

give the national government the power to enforce protections for any person against the states

Question 3

Commerce clause

Answer 3

gives the national government the power to regulate interstate commerce

Question 4

Necessary and proper clause

Answer 4

gives Congress the power to make laws related to carrying out its enumerated powers

Question 5

Supremacy Clause

Answer 5

gives the national government and its laws general precedence over state laws

Question 6

McCulloch v. Maryland **

Answer 6

landmark Supreme Court case that established the scope of Congress’s legislative power and the supremacy of the federal government over the states

Question 7

US v. Lopez **

Answer 7

although Congress was given the right to regulate interstate commerce, possession of a gun in a school zone was not an economic activity