Unit 1 AP Gov

Federalism, the constitution, powers, branches of gov

Barron V. Baltimore

Barron v. Baltimore: Supreme Court case (1833) that established that 1-8 ammendments only apply to the national gov not states/ Limited aplicability of the bill of rights

Article 1

legislative branch, enumerated and implied powers, necessary and proper clause

Article 2

Executive branch commander in chief/ president + vp Execute laws,

Article 3

Judicial sets up court system, vague

Article 4

full faith an credit clause, laws in otherstaes are respected

Extradition clause

Article 5

Amending the constitution

Step 1: 2/3 of both houses must vote or 2/3 or state legislatures(never used b4)

Step 2: ¾ favorable vote in state legislature or ¾ of state conventions (never used b4)

Informal:

Judicial interpretation, or sociital and technological change

Article 6

Supremacy clause

Article 7

9/13 states must agree to ratify

Amendment 11

Cant sue a state

12

separates votes for president and vp in electoral college

13

abolishes slavery

14

no state should discriminate against a person without a good reason

15

gave black men the right to vote

16

congress collects taxes regardless of state census

17

senate has 2 senator for each state

18

prohibits alcohol

20

states terms for the president, congress must meet 2 times a yr, vp becomes pres if something happens

22

no person can be president for over 10 yrs

23

extends the right to vote to DC

24

outlaws poll tax

25

procedure for missing vp or pres

26

18yrs can vote

27

limits Congress to raise pay

Checks and balances

Made by montesquie

Leg can inpeach president (exec) can also impeach judges (judicial)

Exec can veto laws (leg) Can appoint judges (Judicial)

judicial can declare executive actions unconstitutional (exec) also declare laws unconstitutional (leg)

Articles of confederation

1777-1778 weak government, no way to tax, create laws, no judicial system, no way to regulate commerce

Marbury V. Madison

1803 established principle for judicial, review power to declare federal and state laws unconstitutional

nullification:

states can delcare federal laws void

National powers

regulate commerce

coin money

declare war

provide for army and navy

State powers

Article 10

Ratify amendments

conduct elections

issue lisences

establish local gov

gibbons vs ogden

1824

gave government power to regulate interstate commerce through commerce clause