Lack of Federalism Flashcards
USA PATRIOT Act 2001
Expanded the rights of federal government to collect information on citizens and to detain them in the name of counter-terrorism
Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization Act 2003
Expansion of Medicare, this included prescription drug benefits which cost $400 billion across all states
Department of Homeland Security 2002
New government department created to help with security following the September 11 attacks in 2001
No Child Left Behind Act 2002
Allowed for uniform tests across school to occur, ensuring all students were getting the same tests
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010
Expanding the role of the government in healthcare, however concessions had to be made with the states which meant that provision of medical insurance was run by the states
Arizona V United States 2012
Federal government overturns an Arizona law which increased state law enforcement power to enforce immigration laws
Obergefell V Hodges 2015
Supreme Court overrules state bans on homosexual marriage by enforcing its legality nationally
Cole Memorandum January 2018
Jeff Sessions, under the Trump administration, rescinds the Cole memo and enforces federal law on states regarding marijuana
