US Constitution and Federalism

• Freedom of speech

• religion

• assembly

• press

1st Amendment

What are three areas that I can argue that federalism has been eroded?

• power of the purse

• SCOTUS

• power of congress

Roughly __% of states’ budgets come from federal government

30%

Abortion is currently banned in __ states following the Dobbs ruling (2022)

14

What Supreme Court case ruled that Texas and Louisiana couldn’t overrule federal immigration policy?

United States v Texas (2023)

In 2021, ___ republican states rejected federal funding for ___ aid

• 21

• Covid

In 2024, __ Republican states rejected federal funding to provide food-vouchers for low income families, showing limits to the power of the purse

13

The damage of 9/11 cost $__ _____, which was over ____ of the annual budget of New York in 2001, meaning they needed federal money to help rebuild after the attack.

• 55 billion

• half

right to keep and bear arms

2nd amendment

How long did prohibition last?

13 years

Right to due process

5th Amendment

all other rights left to states

10th Amendment

How long did the 27th Amendment take to ratify?

202 years

How many times has habeas corpus been suspended in the US?

4

How many pardons did Biden give?

4,245

What case re-affirmed the right of non-citizens to habeas corpus?

Rasul v Bush (2009)

In 2025, Rep Senator Lisa _______ said she was ‘____ _____’ of Trump, saying that retaliation was ‘___’

• Murkowski

• very scared

• real

18th amendment

• 1920-33

prohibition

repeals prohibition

21st amendment

abolished slavery

13th amendment

• vote must not be denied on grounds of race, colour or servitude

15th amendment

• women get the vote

• 1920

19th Amendment

Votes at 18

26th Amendment

Presidential 2 term limit

22nd amendment

There have been __ sucessful ammendments, out of ______ attempted

• 27

• 11,000

congress has power to raise tax

16th amendment

necessary and proper clause

Article 1 Section 8

granted implied powers to congress (to open second bank of the US)

McCulloch v Maryland (1819)

Extended presidential power over air force, coast guard and marines

Justice Department Memorandum (1947)

• flag laws unconstitutional due to freedom of expression)

• failed to reach 2/3 in either chamber

Flag Protection Amendment (1989)

ERA was passed by congress in ___, and ratified by __/__ states within the necessary period, meaning that the __ objecting states had 100% of the power

• 1972

• 35/38

• 15

• the amendment process

• based on Madison’s federalist papers

Article 5

What amendment failed to abolish the electoral college

Every Vote Counts Amendment

What ruling ruled that gay mariage was constitutionally protected, overturning laws criminalising it in __ states.

• obergefell v hodges (2015)

• 13

representatives for california

55

representatives for wyoming

1

How many states are there with no income tax, Such as _____

• 7

• Delaware

States with death penalty

27

__ states have marujiana legalised, despite the ______ _____ Act (___)

• 15

• Controlled Substances Act 1970

appropriations clause

• article 1

• power of the purse

Biden’s vaccine mandate was sued by nearly _____ of US states and then stuck down by the Supreme Court (__-__)

• half

• 6-3