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Chapter 4; Federalism

The meaning of Federalism and the division of powers in our government

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FederalismA division of power between national and state government.
Checks and BalancesA separation of powers into three branches.
A system of Federalism is based on ........ the Core Democratic Value of limited government
Supremacy ClauseIf there's a conflict between Federal and State, Federal wins.
delegateTo give away some powers to the government that works for you.
ExpressedSomething that is clearly written down somewhere.
Expressed PowersThese powers are clearly written out in the constitution.
ImpliedSomething that is generally understood but is not written down anywhere.
Implied PowersPowers that we understand the government has even though they're not written down anywhere.
Implied Powers are given to the government in the ....Necessary and Proper Clause of Article One,section 8.
The Necessary and Proper Clause is also called the .....Elastic Clause
Delegated PowersPowers that the states decided to give to the national govrnment.
Federal or National governmentThe big government that covers the whole U.S.
ReserveTo keep something for yourself.
Reserved PowersThe powers that the states kept for themselves.
Concurrent PowersPowers that are shared by the federal and state governments.
Examples of concurrent powers......Eminent domain,collect taxes,crime&punishment,set up banks
Examples of reserved Powers are...Licensing of teachers,running public schools,set marriage laws
Examples of Exclusive Powers are...Printing money,running the armed forces,running the post offices,declaring war
Examples of Implied Powers are..Building interstate highways,tracking kidnappers across state lines
Examples of Inherent Powers are ...Setting immigration laws,buying Alaska from Russia.

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