Driving Question: What is federalism and how has it become a fundamental part of the American governmental system?
Vocabulary:
Commerce Clause
concurrent powers
confederacy/confederalism
delegated/express/enumerated powers
federalism
Gibbons v. Ogden
loose construction
McCulloch v. Maryland
national supremacy
Necessary and Proper Clause/elastic clause (and implied powers)
prohibited powers
reserved powers
states' rights
strict construction
Supremacy Clause
unitary system
Also: certiorari (and cert petition); litigation; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court's Decision on Obama's Healthcare Laws - Full Text of the June 2012 Ruling
McCulloch vs Maryland - Federalism and Implied Powers (Elastic Clause)
Government Response to Petition for Writ Certiorari - The actual response to the PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI for the health care law case submitted to the Supreme Court, providing arguments for the health care law. Check out pages 8-10 for a good breakdown of the arguments
Gibbons vs Ogden - Commerce Clause
Cert Petition - The actual PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI for the health care law case submitted to the Supreme Court, providing arguments against the health care law. Check out pages 3-8 for a good breakdown of the arguments.