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Dual Federalism
Dual federalism was lead by the idea that both the national and state governments were in their own sovernty. During their time periof the leaders such as Cheif Justice John Marshal helped to increase the power of the government -
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Nationalist faced off the state supporters
during the 1790s the nationalist of the states nationalists faced off to the supporters of the states rights when the the President seretary made congress to create a notion -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
The banks argument went in to the supreme courts hands with the case of McCulloch vs. Maryland in 1895. At that time, the court was under the control of chief Justice Mr. Marshal, a judge with a strong nationalist opinion. -
Doctrine of Nullification
Politicians in some of the southern states thought that the united States had the power to Nullify the national laws that they thought went against or clashed with the states interests. This theory was known as the Doctrine of Nullification. -
Doctrine of Secession
According to the Doctrine of nullification, if a state wanted to challenge a national law, three fourths of the remaining states would have to agree and ratify the amendment, which allowed the congress to enact that law. At that point in time, the few states that did challenge that law would either choose to follow that one law or remove themselves from the union. this was then called the Doctrine of secession. -
Reconstructive Amendments
The civil war led to widen the constitutional powers of the national government. when the war ended, Congress agreed to pass the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution, this was known as reconstructive Amendments. -
Interstate commerce act
in 1887 congress had to pass the interstate Commerce Act as to regulate the train company. With the interstate Commerce Act in place it allowed the congress to set restrictions on the prices that the stores and companies could sell at. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
in 1890 the Congress also agreed to pass the Sherman Antitrust act so that they can prevent monopolies, or the exclusive power of another company or companies, in a particular area, also to encourage competition in all the businesses. -
United states v. E.C. Knight Company
in the United States v. Knight company the court agreed that a combination of the sugar refining businesses was not a monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act. -
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New federalism
In the 1900s through 2001 the supporters of the new federalism and devolution, such as Newt Gingrich fought that lowered national spending and reaturning power to the united states would streangthen government -
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Cooperative Federalism
Cooperative federalism was a belief that all levels of government should work together to solve problems. -
The new deal
in 1933 Americas new president, Mr. Roosevelt made a plan that would bring us as people immediate relief. This plan was therefor named The New Deal, which created a series of national plans and programs that would address the needs of Americans. -
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President Lyndon Johnson
in the 1960 the President Mr. Lyndon Johnson further widened the powers of the national government with his new program called the Great society program, the great society program is a program that is a series of initiatives that are aimed at eliminating poverty and social inequality. -
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The Reagan Years
During the 1980s, President Mr. Reagan supported giving back powers to the united states. Mr. Reagan thought that the national government was less effective that the states government in providing services to the people. -
Devolution
Central to the contract with America was the thought of giving the power back to the states, the thought was later known as devolution. -
Contract with America
Following Reagans example, republicans in the 1944 congressional elections ran with a political message that they then called the Contract With Amerrica.
