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The Commerce Clause and the Expansion of Federal Authority
Trace the evolution of Commerce Clause jurisprudence from Gibbons v. Ogden and the New Deal to civil rights enforcement and contemporary limits in United States v. Lopez.
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American Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
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Analyze constitutional distribution of power between federal and state governments, intergovernmental tensions, and landmark federalism jurisprudence.
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C – 3.1.7Michigan Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeIdentify and explain how Supreme Court decisions and provisions in the U.S. Constitution have impacted the power of the federal government.
C – 3.2.2Michigan Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain interactions and tensions among federal, state, and local governments using the necessary and proper clause, the Commerce Clause, and the Tenth Amendment.