POLS 2311 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. Federal Laws vs. State lawsII. The Articles of ConfederationIII. Constitutional ConventionIV. Succession V. Aftermath of The Constitutional ConventionVI. 19th AmendmentVII. NevadaVIII. The Great DepressionIX. Little RockX. Federal Government PowerXI. Wickard vs. Filburn Current LectureA More Perfect Union VideoI. Federal vs. State laws- The Constitution is all around you. - Peter Sagal began in North California on a journey around the world talking to various people around the world about the Constitution.- He interviewed a man who owned his own medical marijuana store in California. Selling marijuana is a federal crime yet California said that it is okay to sell it. For everyten thousand plants the owner distributes he can be sentenced to the death penalty. - The Federal Government and the States don’t always see eye to eye. Medical marijuana is just one of the many issues that the government and the states don’t agree on. II. The Articles of Confederation- The articles of Confederation was a lose document between friends aka the states. - Akail one of the men that Sagal interviewed says that the only reason the states came together was to be come free from Britain, just like what we would do around the world if aliens were to invade. III. Constitutional Convention- Richard Bemin wrote a book about the constitutional convention. - James Madison came into the convention with a plan. - During the convention they came up with the idea to have a leader of the world or a president. They also came up with the judiciary system. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The said that the states should be allowed to have their own police force schools, and laws. - They said that the constitution couldn’t decide whether it created a limited government or a strong and powerful one. IV. Succession- During the convention they couldn’t resolve the issue of free and slave states, so the south withdrew from the Union.- Lincoln said that it was unconstitutional for them to do that, which led the Union into war. V. Aftermath Of the Constitutional Convention- Now, 150 years later the Union is still intact but we continue to fight about guns instead of with them. - In Montana Peter Sagal interviewed Gary a man who focuses on an aspect o freedom, which are guns. The people in Montana practice against card board people in order to be prepared for an invasion. - The average gun owning family in Montana owns 27 guns. - Gary is fighting Congress and the Federal Government about the Commerce Clause. - The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution. The clause states that the U.S. Congress has the power “ to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” - Gary has had 58 laws passed in Montana. - Gary thinks the federal government has assumed way to much power than what was intended. - Many people agree that the federal government should just leave the states alone. VI. 19th Amendment- The 19th Amendment was gave women the right to voteVII. Nevada- Las Vegas, Nevada is a democracy of the Constitution It legalized gambling in places other than Indian reserves  It is one of the only states where prostitution isn’t prohibited  It legalized fast and quick marriage. - The Hoover Dam was the most expensive work place. It supplies water to Nevada and electricity to Arizona- Some don’t think that the federal government should have built the Dam. VIII. The Great Depression- Cities and states went bankrupt - 1933 Roosevelt launched the New Deal. He launched massive work programs. He made multiple federal powers, such as social security. IX. Little Rock- Elizabeth tried to march through a mob.- Nine black students tried to enroll in school and a mob tried to prevent them. - Eisenhower took it upon himself to federalize it and gave the students protection with soldiers. - Minnie one of the nine students who tried to enroll said that the protection felt great like resistance, she got to come to the school and do what she wanted to do, which was learn. - Sometimes the federal government does the right thing by getting involved. X. Federal Government Power- The Federal government controls what type of toilet you can get. - They also made it to where only a dentist can transport dentures. - Some of the power that the federal government has is a bit much. Some people see it as them taking away our rights as Americans.- The Federal Government creates gains by making you put special light bulbs in your house because you save money and reduce pollution.- The federal government helps solve cross state problems. XI. Wickard vs. Filburn- Farmer Filburn was looking for a cheep way to feed his animals so he planted wheat. The federal government stepped in and said you can’t plant that much wheat because then you won’t buy it and other farmers will start doing the same and then wheat prices will