Unit 2 : Lesson 7

The ___ Amendment has often been referred to as the "States' Rights" Amendment.

tenth

According to Thomas Jefferson, any powers not expressly delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for _[blank]_.

the states // the citizens

What was the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

The case established federal jurisdiction over state governments.

Which president actively tried to destroy the national bank and fought Congress over the matter?

Andrew Jackson

How has the Tenth Amendment strengthened the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?

As circumstances arise, the federal government can use the Tenth Amendment to expand its powers.

Why did the state of Maryland believe that it could ignore federal banking policy established with the creation of the Second Bank of the United States?

Authorities in Maryland believed in states' rights established by the Tenth Amendment, so the state of Maryland chose to invalidate the authority of the federal government to create a national bank.

In __[blank]__, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the defendant's conviction was not valid because the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act applies to nations, not individuals.

Bond v. United States

In his opinion on Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice John Marshall reaffirmed that the federal government had authority over interstate commerce by citing Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution. This section is commonly known by what name?

Commerce Clause

Thomas Jefferson believed that any power not expressly delegated to the federal government by the ___ should be reserved to ___ or the people.

Constitution, the states

_[blank]_ is the idea that a group of entities, like states, are bound together in a contract or covenant.

Federalism

To persuade voters outside of their political circles to support the Federalist views of the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, John Madison, and John Jay wrote a series of essays, published in newspapers, known collectively as the

Federalist Papers

Who believed that the Constitution's implied and resulting powers allowed federal authority to create a national bank, and debated about it with Thomas Jefferson?

Hamilton

Many suspected the Second Bank as the cause of the __[blank]__.

Panic of 1819

Which case ruling helped establish a method for interpreting the Constitution and strengthened the authority of the United States government?

The answer is McCulloch v. Maryland. The ruling in this case established the precedent that federal law and power supersede those of the states.

According to Federalist No. 10, a democracy must strike a careful balance between __[blank]__ and __[blank]__.

civic participation // mob rule

In Federalist No. 10, Madison warns readers of people's natural inclination to form ____

factions

The significance of Gibbons v. Ogden was to ___

identify federal authority over interstate commerce

In NFIB v. Sebelius, the National Federation of Independent Business claimed that the federal government was overstepping its constitutional limits with what aspect of the Affordable Care Act?

individual mandate

Gibbons v. Ogden revolved around what issue?

interstate commerce

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act, stating that the mandate fell under the _[blank]_ authority of Congress, making it constitutional.

taxation