POLITICAL SCIENCE 1113

American Federal Government

Essay areas for first exam:

1. Develop the concept of reserved/residual (state) powers in relation to enumerated/expressed (federal) powers and the importance of implied powers as found in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) regarding this relationship.

2. What were the fundamental arguments of the federalist and the anti-federalist regarding the Constitution as it was proposed by the Founding Fathers?

3. Explain John Locke’s and Thomas Hobbes’ view of the nature of man and what implications these differing views have on the establishment of government once man enters into civil society.

4. We noted that the Founding Fathers relied upon both theory and experience in the development of our Constitution. What experience did the Founders have that would have contributed to the process of formulating our Constitution?