Federalism Powers Divided CHAPTER 4 SECTION 1 Bellringer

Federalism: Powers Divided CHAPTER 4 SECTION 1

Bellringer �Read Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution and not the clauses granting Congress power.

Bellringer Question 1 What is the symbolism of the 50 stars together on the ocean-blue rectangle? Question 2 �Which of the following best reflects the relationship b/w the State and the National Government: � 1) a ship and its sails; � 2) a building and its columns; or � 3)a tree and its branches?

Objective �Define Federalism �Identify powers delegated to and denied to the National Government, and powers reserved for and denied to the States. �Understand the difference between exclusive and concurrent powers.

Federalism �A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis, between a central government and several regional governments. �U. S. is an example of federalism. �Our Constitution calls for a division of powers between the national and state governments, that is, it assigns certain powers to the national government and reserves the rest to the states.

Federalism �Allows individual states to handle State and local matters; and the national government to handle matters of wider concern. �Local traditions are kept in place. �New Jersey’s ban on pumping your own gas; Nebraska’s unicameral legislature; Oregon and Washington laws on physician assisted suicide.

Powers of the Federal Government �**The National Government is a government of delegated powers, that is, that government has only those powers delegated (granted) to it in the Constitution. **

Delegated Powers �Three types: Expressed, Implied, and Inherent. �Expressed: are those spelled out in the Constitution (enumerated powers); �Implied: not stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested by the expressed power of the Necessary and Proper Clause. �Inherent: are those not expressly stated but inherent in all sovereign, national governments

Powers Denied to the Federal Government �Powers to the National Government are denied expressly (1 st amendment); denied to the government because of the Constitution’s silence (can’t create a public school system for the nation or create uniform marriage and divorce laws

The States �Powers Reserved to the States: 10 th Amendment: reserved powers are those not granted to the National Government nor denied to the States. �States have police powers: power to regulate health, safety, welfare and morals.

Exclusive vs. Concurrent Powers �Exclusive Powers: powers that can only be exercised by the National Government (e. g. , power to declare war); �Concurrent Powers: powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise (e. g. , both can levy and collect taxes).

Supreme Law of the Land �Article VI, Section 2: the Constitution and the law and treaties of the U. S. are the “supreme law of the land. ” �Mc. Culloch v. Maryland: state tried to tax a national bank; supreme court ruled the law unconstitutional because state’s cannot constitutionally impede or control constitutional laws of Congress.

�Federalism Crash Course

�Federalism Powers Divided Core Worksheet (p. 186)