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Issues to know for the upcoming TEST

(35 questions, multiple choice, so difficult that it may violate the 8th amendment)

   
Constitutionalism

Colonial factions

Impact of the French-Indian War

British actions that angered the colonial factions

Articles of Confederation

            Weaknesses

            Reasons for the weaknesses

Constitutional convention

            Madison's motivation

            Reasons it was called

            Virginia plan, New Jersey Plan, Connecticut "Compromise"

            Introduction of Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances

            Bill of Rights

            3/5th compromise

Charles Beard’s thesis and criticism of it

Beliefs of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists

            Centinel

            Fed #14, #15

Ratification

Federalism 

Necessary and Proper Clause, Commerce clause, General Welfare Clause

10th amendment

Impact of:

McCulloch v Maryland

Gibbons v Ogden

US v Lopez

NLRB v Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation

Gonzalez v Raich (and Obama's decision on medical marijuana)

Federalist #51

            Main arguments, threats to liberty, solutions

“New federalism”

“Cooperative federalism”

“Regulated federalism”

“Dual federalism”

Full Faith and Credit

            Gay marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act

Separation of powers

            Membership, function, constituency