Federalism 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsConstitution and JudiciaryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: katielouise_xCreated on: 13-06-16 14:48 Define federalism A political theory whereby sovereignty is divided between the state and federal government 1 of 12 What was a key issue of the 1787 Philadelphia Convention? The role that the central government was going to play in relation to the states 2 of 12 What did Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison advocate? Jefferson - loose confederation, Hamilton - monarchy, Madison - wished to see neither, wanted a federal state 3 of 12 What are concurrent powers? Powers that are shared jointly between the federal and state government 4 of 12 What is dual federalism otherwise known as? Layer-cake federalism 5 of 12 Explain McCulloch v Maryland 1819 - Supreme Court ruled that in a dispute between the federal gov. and state gov., the federal gov. would prevail 6 of 12 Why did dual federalism end? Following the Wall Street Crash, the federal government was forced to intervene to get the economy moving again 7 of 12 What Presidents are associated with intergovernmentalism Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson 8 of 12 Intergovernmentalism can be said to have increased even more after the passage of what case? National Labour Relations v Jones + Laughlin - the S.C could not continually challenge the President 9 of 12 Who dominated the White House from the 1970s - 1993 and what does this mean for federalism? Republicans and it means that they aimed for the federal state to be less powerful - period of State's Rights 10 of 12 Who said 'the era of big government is over'? Bill Clinton 11 of 12 Is the federal government small or big as of 2016? Big - more government intervention seen through Obama and Bush (slightly) - This undermines the 10th amendment 12 of 12
Assess the different types of federalism that have been in the USA since the constitution was ratified. (30 marks) 0.0 / 5
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