162: Listen and Learn -- Federal and State Powers (Con Law)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about three different topics in Constitutional Law that are sometimes tested together: executive authority, federal preemption, and commandeering. These topics logically go together because they all involve a power struggle between government entities.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Presidential and Congressional powers
• The three levels of Presidential authority
• Express and implied preemption
• Can Congress commandeer the states to regulate on its behalf?
• Analyzing a hypo from the July 2008 California bar exam

Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2008 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/July-2008-CBX.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 44: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-44-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-constitutional-law/)
• Podcast Episode 76: Tackling an MEE Con Law Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-76-tackling-an-mee-con-law-essay-question/)
• Podcast Episode 108: Listen and Learn – The Commerce Clause (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-108-listen-and-learn-the-commerce-clause/)
• Podcast Episode 110: Listen and Learn – The Basics of Justiciability (Con Law) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-110-listen-and-learn-the-basics-of-justiciability-con-law/)
• Podcast Episode 117: Listen and Learn – Due Process and Equal Protection (Con Law) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-117-listen-and-learn-due-process-and-equal-protection-con-law/)
• Podcast Episode 140: Listen and Learn – Regulatory Takings (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-140-listen-and-learn-regulatory-takings/)

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Alison & Lee