CHAPTER 4: FEDERALISM

LESSON 1: DIVIDING AND SHARING POWER WHY AND HOW IS POWER DIVIDED AND SHARED AMONG NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

WHY FEDERALISM FEDERALISM – SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH TWO OR MORE GOVERNMENTS EXERCISE POWER OVER THE SAME PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME. (STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) WHOLE POINT IS TO LIMIT THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FEDERALISM IN THE CONSTITUTION NATIONAL POWERS – DELEGATED POWERS – POWERS GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE CONSTITUTION EXPRESSED POWERS – POWERS DIRECTLY STATED/LISTED IN THE CONSTITUTION FOUND IN THE 1ST THREE ARTICLES IMPLIED POWERS – POWERS NOT FOUND IN THE CONSTITUTION BUT STILL REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT ITS EXPRESSED POWERS STATE POWERS – RESERVED POWERS – POWERS THAT BELONG STRICTLY TO THE STATES 10TH AMENDMENT CONCURRENT POWERS – POWERS SHARED BETWEEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENTS EXAMPLE: TAX, HAVE COURTS

DENIED POWERS – POWERS EXPRESSLY DENIED TO BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS NO RETROACTIVE LAWS NO TAXING OF EXPORTS NO JAIL WITHOUT FAIR TRIAL NO PASSING OF LAWS WHICH VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION SUPREMACY CLAUSE – ARTICLE VI, THE CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL LAWS ARE THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND NO TITLES OF NOBILITY NO CELLPHONES IN MR. CUMMINGS’ CLASS

LESSON 2: RELATIONS BETWEEN NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS GUARANTEES TO THE STATES REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT U.S. GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE REPRESENTATION PROTECTION PROTECT THE STATES FROM INVASION CAN SEND FEDERAL TROOPS TO A STATE TO PUT DOWN CIVIL UNREST INTERVENES AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL

TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY ENABLING ACT – ACT THAT ALLOWS THE PEOPLE OF A TERRITORY TO PREPARE A CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO BECOME A STATE CONGRESS THEN VOTES TO DETERMINE IF THE TERRITORY WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE NATION AS A STATE LAST STATE TO BE ADDED?

STATE RESPONSIBILITES STATES MUST PAY FOR ALL ELECTIONS OF NATIONAL CANDIDATES STATES PLAY A KEY ROLE IN AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION. REQUIRES ¾ OF THE STATES TO AGREE 37.5 STATES SO IT REQUIRES 38