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Federalism Intro. Federal vs. State Government. Horrible. Nice try; but still Bad. Now we’re talkin ’. Why? Because its balanced. Article VI of Constitution. But also have 10 th Amendment. So what is federalism?.
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Federalism Intro Federal vs. State Government
So what is federalism? • Division of power among a central/federal/national government and the smaller state governments • Who does what in other words
What about Local governments? • Technically under the state government category according to the Constitution • But do have some powers as well
What do you think the main powers of federal vs. state are and which are shared? • Venn Diagram Activity
Federal Government • Expressed Powers: powers listed clearly in Constitution • Implied Powers: not written clearly, but are federal powers according to the “necessary and proper” clause (Elastic Clause) • Ex.) forming of post offices is an expressed power, but printing postage stamps is an implied power • Inherent Powers: not listed in Constitution, but are necessary for the federal government to function • Ex.) usually involve immigration and international policies
State Government • Reserved Powers: powers belonging exclusively to the state • Ex.) Death Penalty
Federal and State • Concurrent Powers:shared powers between the federal and state governments
True or False? • In response to the reading packet
True or False? • Federalism promotes a strong central government and gives little power to any other level of government
True or False? • The founders of our country were against federalism and did not include it in the Constitution
True or False? • The people who wrote the Constitution were influenced by their experiences as colonists and fighting the Revolutionary War
True or False?? • The Constitution of the United States established a central, federal government, with clearly outlined powers
True or False?? • The Constitution defines very specific powers to the states
True or False?? • The word “delegate” means to take from or to take away
True or False?? • The reason the federal government has “inherent powers” is so it can interact with other nations
True or False?? • Powers that are denied to the states are held by local governments
True or False?? • The power to establish local governments is held by the states
True or False?? • Each state’s constitution sets up local governments slightly differently