Chapter 3: FederalismForging a Nation

Section 1 Federalism: National and State Sovereignty

I. Dual Citizenship a. Failure of the Articlesb. System of Divided Powers

II. The Arguments for Federalisma. Practical Necessity b. Protecting Liberty- Federalist No. 28c. Moderating Government Powersd. Strengthening the Union

(Division of Powers Handout)

III. The Powers of the Nationa) Enumerated Powers

1) Supremacy Clause 2) Necessary and Proper/ Elastic Clause

b) Implied Powers• Necessary & proper clause

c) Inherent Powers

d) Reserved Powers

e) Concurrent Powers

Section 2: Interstate Relations

I. Interstate Compactsa. Examples

a. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (1921) b. Compact for the Supervision of Parolees & Probationers and Compact

of Juveniles c. Great Lakes Compact

II. Full, Faith and Credita. Exceptionsb. Williams v. North Carolina

III. Extradition

IV. Privileges and Immunities

Section 3: Federalism in Historical Perspective

I. A Continuous DebateII. Phase I: An Indestructible Union

a. Nationalist View

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Gibbons v. Ogden(1824)

c. The States’ Rights Viewa) The Issue of Slaveryb) Dred Scott v. Sanford