The Constitution and Federalism Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is the ‘necessary and proper’ clause?
The elastic clause- stating Congress has the power to ‘make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers’.
What fraction of states must agree to amendments?
3/4
What was Obama’s Race to the Top Initiative in 2009?
States competed for $4.3 billion of grants, awarded on their ability to meet 20 educational goals set by the federal government.
What did Obama’s administration do with regards to Obama’s ‘bathroom law’ in 2016?
Threatened to withhold federal education funding because the law prohibited transgender people from using public bathrooms that did not match their biological sex.
What did Printz v. US do in 1997?
Overturned the Brady Act requiring state officials to carry out background checks on those who sought to purchase a gun.
What did the 16th Amendment do?
Allowed for the expansion of federal power by emphasising its right to impose federal income tax.
What did interstate commerce clause do?
Allowed federal government to regulate commerce with foreign governments and between states.
What is the supremacy clause?
States that federal laws under the Constitution and treaties under its authority constitute the supreme law of the land and take priority over conflicting state laws.
What did George W. Bush’s ‘No Child Left Behind’ policy do?
Mandated annual tests in state schools.
What did the 2010 Affordable Care Act do?
Required states to establish health exchanges were citizens could purchase health insurance.
