What are the major provisions of the U.S. Constitution that define the U.S. federal system and the relationship between the national government and the states? How have Supreme Court cases involving Texas, such as Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority or Bush v. Vera, been interpreted to define the nature of the relationship between the states and the national government?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1. Describe how the enumerated powers define the national government's powers.
2. Explain how the Tenth Amendment notes that most remaining government powers belong to the state governments or to the people.
3. Explain how the Supreme Court interpreted the necessary and proper clause and the supremacy clause in McCulloch v. Maryland.
4. Describe at least two of the more recent Supreme Court cases that address the nature of the relationship between the states and the national government.
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