Powers of State & Federal Governments Chapter 11~ section 1

Powers of the STATE U.S Constitution does not specifically list them Are part of the compromise of FEDERALISM Divides powers between state and national governments and allowing them to share others set up local governments set up elections Set up school systems Make laws protecting the health/safety of residents Better able to serve their citizens problems

Powers of the National Gov’t Declare war To make treaties with other countries Coin money

Shared Powers Collect taxes Borrow money Set up courts Enforce laws Punish lawbreakers Provide PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE (1787)

Differences of State &National Constitutions Models for national constitution More detailed than national (longer) Changes made more often than national By amendment by state legislature constitutional imitative: Rewrite it NATIONAL Less detailed than state (shorter) Changes are far and few

Similarities of State & National Constitutions Begin with a preamble Describing purposes of government Have a Bill of Rights Listing freedoms guaranteed to all state’s citizen’s Have legislative, judicial, and executive branches National Preamble, bill of Rights, and the 3 branches