UNIT 1 Intro/Constitution Formation/ Federalism
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Chronological Rundown Unit 1
INTRO:
Intro Definitions
Government
Politics
Political/Policy agenda
policy
Linkage Institutions
Institutions of Government (examples)
What does a linkage institution do?
COTUS/POTUS/BOTUS/SCOTUS
Theories of power:
Majoritarian/traditional
Elitist
Pluralist/pluralism
Hyperpluralism
Lockean ideas and Declaration of Independence
Democracy
Direct v indirect (participatory v representative/republic)
Why choose the latter?
Other forms of government-monarchy, dictatorship/autocracy/oligarchy, theocracy, patriarchy,
aristocracy, plutocracy
CONSTITUTION FORMATION:
Which theory of power was James Madison trying to achieve? How would it be achieved?
Articles of Confederation-Describe the system of this gov’t /weaknesses
Effects of Shays Rebellion
Constitutional Convention-goals
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
3/5 Compromise
Bicameral
Unicameral
main driving forces/principles of the US Constitution? Describe the meaning of those principles:
popular sovereignty, federalism, checks and balances, sep. of powers, judicial review, limited
government
ratification
Anti-federalists/Thomas Jefferson
Federalists/James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
Federalist papers
Federalist Paper 10 / Federalist Paper 51
Bill of Rights
Formal amendment process
Informal amendments-examples
FEDERALISM:
Unitary system
v.
Confederate system
v
Federal system of government
Expressed/Delegated
-Enumerated
Reserved Powers
10th Amendment
“Police” powersConcurrent powers
10th v 14th Amendment
Marbury v Madison
Mculloch v Maryland
Implied powers
Necessary & proper clause (Elastic Clause)
Supremacy Clause
Interstate Commerce clause
Gibbons v Ogden
Wickard v Filburn
State sovereignty
US v. Lopez
nullification
Dual federalism/layered cake
Devolution/New Federalism
v
Cooperative federalism/marble cake
-evolution of policies concerning social welfare
Welfare Reform Act 1996-what occurred/how does it exemplify Devolution
Fiscal Federalism
“dangling the carrot”
Block grant
Categorical grant
Conditions in aid
South Dakota v. Dole
Federal mandate
Unfunded Federal Mandate
Americans with Disabilities Act
-provisions
-why resistance towards this mandate
Current state of the federal system
Advantages/disadvantage of federalism
Vocab Rundown:
Government
Politics
Political/Policy agenda
policy
Linkage Institutions
Institutions of Government
Theories of power distribution:
Majoritarian/traditional
Elitist
Pluralist/pluralism
Hyperpluralism
John Locke
Social Contract
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of independence
Democracy
Direct/participatory democracy
indirect /representative democracy / republic
monarchy
dictatorship/autocracy
oligarchy
theocracy
patriarchy
aristocracy
plutocracy
Articles of ConfederationShays Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
3/5 Compromise
Bicameral
Unicameral
popular sovereignty
federalism
checks and balances
sep. of powers
judicial review
limited government
ratification
Anti-federalists
Federalists
Federalist papers
Federalist Paper 10
Federalist Paper 51
Bill of Rights
Unitary system
Confederate system
Federal system of government
Expressed/Delegated
-Enumerated
Reserved Powers
10th Amendment
“Police” powersConcurrent powers
10th Amendment
14th Amendment (focus on section reviewed in class)
Marbury v Madison
Mculloch v Maryland
Implied powers
Necessary & proper clause (Elastic Clause)
Supremacy Clause
Interstate Commerce clause
Gibbons v Ogden
Wickard v Filburn
State sovereignty
US v. Lopez
nullification
Dual federalism
Cooperative federalism
Devolution Revolution/New Federalism
Fiscal Federalism
“dangling the carrot”
Formula grant
Block grant
Categorical grant
Conditions in aid
South Dakota v. Dole
Federal mandate
Unfunded Federal Mandate
Americans with Disabilities Act
Larger picture questions Rundown: UNIT 1
1-List and define different ways at looking at power and how it is distributed in our system
2-List reasons why Founding Fathers choose an indirect over a direct democracy
3-List/explain realities of the Articles of Confederation that created a weak central government
4-Explain the lessons of Shays Rebellion and the challenge it created for the attendees at the
Constitutional Convention
5-Compare Virginia and New Jersey plan in terms of what they were/who supported them
6-Explain all compromises made at Constitutional Convention
7-Explain the Federalist argument highlighted in Fed 10/Fed 51
8-How can the Constitution be amended formally?
9-Provide and explain examples of how the Constitution has been informally amended?
10-Explain the distribution of power in a unitary, federal, and confederate system
11-Explain/give examples of different types of powers dictated by the Constitution (delegated, reserved,
etc)
12-Explain the clash between the 10th and 14th Amendments when it comes to our federal system
13-Explain how the necessary and proper clause broadens the power of the FEDS using examples of
various SCOTUS cases
14-Explain how the supremacy clause broadens the power of the FEDS using examples of various
SCOTUS cases
15-Explain how the interstate commerce clause broaden the power of the FEDS using examples of
various SCOTUS cases
16-Explain how federalism has evolved, explaining the different stages of development from 1789-2014
17-Explain how Devolution Revolution changed the relationships between the states and the FEDS using
the example of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996
18-Explain how fiscal federalism works in our federal system
19-List/give examples of the different types of grants given to the states. Which are preferred by state
govts and why?
20-How has the power to tax and spend broadened the power of the FEDS/Explain the “dangling of the
carrot” phenomenon using the example of South Dakota v. Dole
21-Explain the tension created between states and the FEDS over money using the concept of an
unfunded mandate such as ADA (1990).
22-Overall, provide/explain example events through the history of federalism that display the states’
ability to still limit the power of the FEDS
23-Describe the current status of the US federal state
24-Provide and explain particular advantages of federalism
25-List and explain particular disadvantages of federalism