Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Week 6 Assessment Preview 2301

Some guidance for the next quiz on federalism:

- what is dual sovereignty?
- what are unitary and confederal systems?
- the nature of local government in the US (cities, counties, etc...)
- what impact did the 14th Amendment and the New Deal have on national and state relations>?
- what are the delegated, implied, reserved, and inherent powers?
- what are "police powers?"
- how has the commerce clause been interpreted and reinterpreted over American history? what is the current state of the controversy?
- what conflicts exist over the proper meaning of the phrase "necessary and proper?"
- how is the distinction between national and state power made in Federalist #45