FEDERALISM Systems of Government UNITARY CONFEDERATE FEDERAL CENTRAL

FEDERALISM

Systems of Government UNITARY CONFEDERATE FEDERAL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Primary authority Regulates states’ activities Limited power to regulate states Shares power with states STATE GOVERNMENT Few or no powers Sovereign Shares power with central government CITIZENS Vote for central government officials Vote for state government officials Vote for both state and central government officials From Government in America: People, Politics, and th

FEDERALISM • Decentralization

NATIONAL SUPREMACY

EXPRESSED POWERS • Legislative – Article 1, Section 8 • Executive – Article 2 • Judicial – Article 3 th • 16 amendment

IMPLIED POWERS • Suggested • Necessary and Proper clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8)

IN THE CONSTITUTION • SUPREMACY CLAUSE • 10 TH AMENDMENT

POWERS DENIED • Expressly denied • Implied • Denied because we are a federal system

POWERS OF THE STATES

Reserved for States th • 10 amendment

Denied to States • Article 1, Sec. 10 • Amendments 13, 14, 15, 19, 24, 26

STATES OBLIGATIONS TO EACH OTHER • • • Full Faith and Credit Extradition Privileges and Immunities

EXCLUSIVE POWERS • Only for national government

CONCURRENT POWERS • For both state and national

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATES • Provide republican form of government • Respect territorial integrity • Admitting new states

DUAL FEDERALISM • Both national and state governments are supreme in their own areas.

COOPERATIVE FEDRALISM • National and State Governments share powers.

GRANTS • CATEGORICAL GRANTS food stamps, Medicaid – Project grants – Formula grants • BLOCK GRANTS education, healthcare

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