the Revolutionary War,
States wanted a confederation with weak national government and very limited powers. After the war ended, the States voted to create a new, federal government that shared power with States.
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Federal
Form of
Government:
Shares
power between national and state governments.
National government has limited, enumerated powers delegated from States.
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Federal
Form of
Government (cont’d).
10th
Amendment.
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Privileges
and Immunities
Clause. (Art. IV §2).
Prevents
state from imposing unreasonable burdens on citizens – particularly with regard to basic and essential activities. © 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.
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Full
Faith and Credit Clause
(Art. IV §1).
Applies
only to civil matters.
Ensures that any judicial decision with respect to such property rights will be honored and enforced in all states.
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Three
branches that provide checks and balances:
Legislative
(Congress): Creates
laws.
Executive (President/Agencies):
Enforce laws.
Judicial (Federal Courts):
Interprets laws.
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Power
to regulate interstate commerce defined in
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824): activities that “substantially affect interstate commerce.”
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Expansion
of National Powers.
In
1942, Supreme Court expanded commerce clause to purely interstate businesses (Wickard v.
Fillburn).
In 1964, Supreme Court prohibited racial discrimination in interstate commerce (Heart of Atlanta Motel
v. U.S.).
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Commerce Clause Today.
National government can regulate
virtually any business enterprise, including those that are internetbased. Limits: U.S. v. Lopez
(1995).
What
about medical marijuana and the commerce clause?
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