EEF-Political Science homework paper
Study guide #1
Mcculloch case
1) facts — can the US gov’t have a US banking system
2) legal issues: enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause
3) ruling — the necessary/proper allows the national gov’t to have a banking system
2. Historical factors creating the imbalance
1) the depression of the 1920’s — the gov’t under the “New Deal” — created national laws over the economy and labor
2) Terrorism — National gov’t created the department of homeland security
3. N—S
two gov’ts
Independent
own constitutions
in one country
4. 4 compromises
1) slavery — 3/5 the are counted in the population
2) representation: bicameral legislature — senate – 2votes each/house — based on population
3) commercial comp – national given the “interstate commerce power”. The slave trade rowtinves for 20 yrs
4) executive – how to elect the press the picked the electoral college
5. ML’s: big gov’t, equality, regulated, capitalism
CL’s: small gov’t, freedom, less regulation, at capitalism
6. Republicans
– small national government
– states rights
– freedom
– unregulated of capitalism
7.
Freedom — Negative: freedom limit power of goat’t
Positive: opportunities for the disadvantaged
Order — Police powers : health safety, welfare issues.
Social order : legislation of moral values
equality — opportunity: competition without discrim
outcome: prefer rental treatment for the disadvantage
8. Pluralistic model
1) how groups influence politics
2) groups are diverse and competitive
3) groups have a narrow focus
4) it work well – heavily involved in politics money, lobbyists, connections
9. Separation powers
1) limit the power of presidents
2) because presidents are not part of congress
10. Madison’s theory of factions
– factions – people will act out of self interest in politics
– groups that more power than individuals to further influence politics
The solution – adopt a new constitution
1) separation of power
2) multiple constituencies
3) federalism
4) bicameralism
5) checks and balance
11. Grants
1) money from the national gov’t to the state/local ties
2) This is a contract
3) The states have given up power under their constitutions to the national gov’t
12.
1) Enumerated powers — power listed that congress have
2) Reserve power clause if a power is not in the national const is belongs to the states — 10th amendment
13. Katzenbach case
allows the national government the power to control discrimination in private business
authority comes from the interstate commerce clause
14. Gibbons case
The meaning of interstate commerce will be defined by congress
court denied that NY part authority could not control steamboat business inNy from out of state.
15. Majoritarian Model
We have a democracy
The majority is supposed to rule
? The majority doesn’t assume responsibility. – low voting rates. – low knowledge levels. – know what their politicians are doing
