Federalism

Question 1

Federalism ended - SC

Answer 1

NFIB v Sebelius 2012
ACA individual mandate upheld under Congress taxing power - fed control over healthcare
Gonzales v Raich 2005
Fed gov can regulate locally grown marijuana - fed power over state laws

Question 2

Federalism ended Exec

Answer 2

DACA 2012
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate (2021) - struck down by SC

Question 3

Federalism ended - Congress

Answer 3

Imposing fed standards
No Child Left Behind Act (2002)
Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) - reduced control over education
REAL ID Act 2005 - fed ID standards for driver’s licences

Question 4

Federalism still succeeding
SC

Answer 4

Shelby County v Holder 2013
Printz v US (1997) - cannot compel background checks
Murphy v NCAA (2018) - struck down federal ban on sports betting - congress cannot force federal regulations on states

Question 5

Federalism succeeding Exec

Answer 5

Deference to states
Trump Covid 19 approach
Obama Cole Memo 2013 - leave states to enforce marijuana laws
Trump EOs on immigration

Question 6

Federalism succeeding Congress

Answer 6

ACA Medicaid Expansion removed (2017)
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) - removed individual mandate penalty
Agriculture Improvement act (2018) - allowed states to control production of certain grains
SC ruling on Biden Vaccine mandate