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Federalism (Articles of Confederation (Drafted by the Continental Congress…
Federalism
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Court cases
Marbury v. Madison
President John Adams appointed people to be justices of peace in the District of Colombia. The senate confirmed the nominations. James Madison didn't send the commissions to the justices of peace.
This case was important because it was the first case that gave the Supreme Court the right to make decisions defending the Constitution.
This case gave power to the national government because it gave power to the supreme court which is part of the national government.
McCulloch v. MD
Congress set up a national bank in Maryland and the state of Maryland taxed the bank. McCulloch refused to pay the taxes because it was part of the national government.
This was important because it was when a state government was taxing a national government institution.
This gave power to the national government because they could not be taxed on their institutions if they were installed constitutionally.
Gibbons v. Ogden
This case was a case in which there were different regulation laws for steamboats in different states. Some states would charge boats substantial amounts of money as they would cross state lines for not meeting standards.
This case was important because it showed that states couldn't make their own laws all the time,
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Nullification Crisis
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Federal Government won the dispute and undermined the Nullification doctrine which gave states the right to nullify federal acts.
Civil War
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Shifted the power to the federal government. The Civil War Amendments took away the states rights to have slavery
FDR
FDR wanted to appoint 15 judges to the supreme court to help pass components of his New Deal. FDR's court packing plan would have given much more power to the federal government if it was not blocked.
New Deal
FDR's plan to end the Great Depression. Started many government programs to get people back to work. Gave much more power to the federal government.
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