AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
1.8 Constitutional Interpretations of Federalism
Notes
- Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause allows implied powers.
- Commerce Clause has been used to expand federal power.
- McCulloch v. Maryland (1819): implied powers and federal supremacy.
- United States v. Lopez (1995): limited the Commerce Clause.
Practice
McCulloch v. Maryland held that:
Supremacy and implied powers.
United States v. Lopez struck down a federal law because:
Limit on federal power.
The Supremacy Clause says:
Article VI.
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