TYPES OF POWER Regulating Immigration Collecting Taxes Coining Money Regulating Labor Relations Building Dams Building Highways Prohibiting Discrimination Declare War Give Diplomatic Recognition (ex. Kosovo) Identify the powers of the Federal Govt listed to the right as one of the following: Express Implied/Inherent
TYPES OF POWER Regulating Immigration - IMPLIED/INHERENT Collecting Taxes - EXPRESS Coining Money - EXPRESS Regulating Labor Relations - IMPLIED/INHERENT Building Dams - IMPLIED/INHERENT Building Highways - IMPLIED/INHERENT Prohibiting Discrimination - IMPLIED/INHERENT Declare War - EXPRESS Give Diplomatic Recognition (ex. Kosovo) - IMPLIED/INHERENT
FEDERALISM DIVIDES POWER FEDERAL – DELEGATED POWERS Express Implied Inherent STATE – RESERVED POWERS Powers not given to the Federal govt nor denied to the States
The Exclusive and Concurrent Powers Exclusive Powers Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone Examples: coin money, to make treaties with foreign states, and to lay duties (taxes) on imports. Concurrent Powers Powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise Examples: Levy and collect taxes, to define crimes and set punishments for them, and to claim private property for public use.
The Supremacy Clause in the Constitution establishes the Constitution and United States laws as the “supreme Law of the Land.”