chapter 3: federalism

what is federalism ?

shared power between the states and the federal government

what are the 2 types of power the US gives congress

implied and expressed power

expressed power is

power the president and congress has that was granted by the constitution

implied power is 

what allows congress to make laws that allows them to use their expressed power 

what is dual federalism

all power was granted to the states (1798-1937)

what is cooperative federalism

the federal government was granted more power (1930’s-present)

what was the commerce clause

federal government was allowed to regulate commerce between the states

what were the major cases that impacted cooperative federalism

US V Darby and McCullough v Maryland

what was the US v Darby case about

the government sued Darby lumber company due to them not meeting the requirements of the fair labor act while using interstate commerce 

what was McCullough v Maryland case do

influenced the making of a bigger federal government 

what was the fair labor act

established standards for employment conditions such as minimum wage, maximum hours and child labor