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aw." The statement basically overruled the Barron vs. Baltimore case and dual citizenship. Dual citizenship still exists, but according to the 14th amendment all national rights applied to every citizen even if it was not included in the states bill of rights. This took power away from the states because now the states had to follow the national bill of rights which was basically the 14th amendmentThe Fifteenth Amendment was much like the thirteenth amendment, because it was to has to do with the rights of former slaves. The 15th amendment says that the right to vote can not be taken away from any person based on "race, color of previous condition of servitude." The 15th amendment expanded national power over states because every state had to abide by this condition which was prevented by the national government.The New Deal had a large impact on Federalism. In 1937, the Supreme Court case National Labor Relations Board(NLRB) vs. Jones & Laughlin Steel Company greatly expanded the federal governments power over the states. In this case the NLRB ordered the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company to reinstate workers that had been fired due to union activity. The Jones & Laughlin Steel Company argued that the national government had no authority to do this because this was not an issue of interstate commerce. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NLRB stating that the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company was a large company with suppliers in many states and that constitutes interstate commerce. This case was the first step in allowing the federal government to intervene into the economy and society. The New Deal also gave the president more power. Before the 1930s presidential power was limited. But during the New Deal era, the presidency began to take on roles normally assumed to Congress. For the first time the executive branch adopted new programs with complete presidential control, that were carried out through the executive branch...

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