Reading Quiz 3.1 & 3.2 (10.28.2020) Flashcards
system of government in which the national government and the state governments share power and derive all authority from the people
federal system
type of government in which the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states
confederation
system of government in which the local and regional governments derive all authority from a strong national government
unitary system
Another name for the necessary and proper clause: _ clause
elastic
Powers of Congress derived from the Necessary & Proper Clause
implied powers
Article VI (6) of the Constitution underscores the notion that the nat’l gov’t is ___ in situations of conflict between state & nat’l law.
supreme
The nat’l gov’t enacts restrictions of who can or cannot vote
false - the states enact restrictions of who can or cannot vote
Which Article of the Constitution includes the full faith & credit clause, privileges & immunities clause, extradition clause, and interstate compacts?
Article IV (interstate compacts are in Article I, section 10, clause 3)
Which of the following did Dillon’s Rule say did NOT have any inherent sovereignty?
local
McCulloch v. Maryland argument
Congress has the right to establish a bank because of the necessary and proper clause and the enumerated powers. The states should not be able to tax the federal bank because that would violate the supremacy clause saying that the national government was the supreme law of the land.
Gibbons v. Ogden argument
The states argued that “commerce” should be interpreted narrowly to include only direct dealings in products, but the Supreme Court ruled that the Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce included the power to regulate commercial activity as well and commerce power had no limits except those specifically found in the Constitution
Barron v. Baltimore argument
The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment does not apply to the actions of the states; the BOR limits the actions of Congress alone
