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| Dramatic confrontation between the state and the national government | Incident at the University of Ala. in 1963 when Governor Wallace blocked two black students there |
| The Constitution divided government authority by | giving the national government certain specified powers, reserving all other powers to the states or to the people |
| True | The Constitution specifically denied some powers to each level of government. |
| The state and national governments | share some powers. |
| The Constitution has preserved the basic design of federalism or | the division of government powers over the years |
| Federalism is not a | static relationship between different levels of government. It is a dynamic concept that affects everyday decisions at all levels. |
| The Constitution grants three types of power to the national government. | Expressed, implied, and inherent powers |
| Expressed, implied, and inherent powers | Delegated Powers |
| Most expressed powers are found in | the first three articles of the Constitution |
| Expressed powers | Enumerated powers |
| Expressed powers include the power to levy and collect taxes, | to coin money, to make war, to raise an army and navy, and to regulate commerce among the states |
| Implied powers spring from and depend upon | the expressed powers |
| The power to draft people into the armed forces | Example of implied power |
| The basis for the implied powers is the | necessary and proper clause, often called the elastic clause (Article 1, Section 8) |
| Congress has used these powers to regulate nuclear power plants and to develop the space program | implied powers |
| Examples of concurrent powers | Power to tax, to maintain courts and define crimes, and appropriate private property for public use |
| Denied Powers | No state can make treaties or alliances with foreign govenments or coin money. |
| The Constitution obliges the national government to do three things for the states | First, the national government must guarantee each state a republican form of government; it must protect states from invasion and domestic violence; it has the duty to respect the territiorial integrity of each state. |
| Durint the 1950s and 1960s, President Eisenhower and Kennedy | used the proctction power to stop state officials from blocking integration of Southern schools |
| 37 states | have joined the Union since the original 13 formed the nation. |
| two states that were admitted to Union under unusual circumstances | West Virginia and Texas |
| Texas won independence from | Mexico |
| West Virginia was created from | 40 western counties of Virginia |
| Last two states to be admitted and shortened the admission process that did not wait for the enabling act | Alaska and Hawaii |
| Who rejected statehood by a vote in 1993 | Puerto Rico |
| NGA | National Governor's Association that helps federalism by helping governors in state policy making and in influencing national policy |
| States perform two important functions for the national governmen. | First, they conduct and pay for elections of all national government officials-senators, representatives, and presidential electors; Second, the state plays a key role in the process of amending the Constitution. |
| No amendment can be added to the Constitutuin unless | three-fourths of the states approve it. |
| Supreme Court | plays a key roles as an umpire for our federal system. |
| McCullock vs. Maryland | landmark case that the Supreme Court ruled on a conflict between a state government and the national government; The Supreme Court ruled that the national government is supreme. |
| 14th Amendment | Prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty or the property without due process of law. |
