Chapter 4 The Federal System

4-1 National and State Powers

Reserved Powers The Constitution (10 th Amendment) grants to the states all those powers “not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states.” This is a “check” on the “elastic clause.”

Most are in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, numbered 1-18 Expressed Powers = Enumerated Powers Artwork by Amanda Weber

“The Constitution … shall be the Supreme Law of the Land” Article VI, Section 2 Supremacy Clause Artwork by Amanda Weber

4-2 Relations Among the States

1)Full faith and credit – each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of another state. 2)Privileges and immunities – one state may not discriminate unreasonably against citizens of another state. 3)Extradition – fugitives must be returned to the state they have fled from. 4)Interstate compacts – states may enter into agreements with one another. 5)Lawsuits – states may sue one another.

DEVELOPING FEDERALISM 4-3

States’ Rights v Nationalists States’ rights position – Favors state and local action in dealing with problems Nationalists position – favors national action with these matters

Growing National Government War Powers Commerce Power Taxing Power –Income tax – levied on individual earnings; has become the major source of money ofr the national government.

FEDERALISM AND POLITICS 4-4

Federalism and Public Policy Sunset laws – require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed. Sunshine law – prohibits public officials from holding closed meetings. Bureaucracy – government administrators ists.htmlhttp://texaslre.org/federalists_game/federal ists.html namerica/dia_3/dia_3_video.htmlhttp:// namerica/dia_3/dia_3_video.html