1. federalism

2. What is Federalism?
POWER
POWER

3. National Jurisdiction
State Jurisdiction
National Jurisdiction

4. Federalism relates to me…
Fulton County Schools
Banneker High School
Ms. Morgan’s Classroom
Parent
Child

5. Powers of the Government
5 Types of Powers
Expressed – Enumerated – Delegated
Implied
Reserved
Concurrent
Prohibited
Belongs to the National Government
Belongs to the States’ Governments – 10th Amendment
Belongs to the National AND States’ Governments

6. expressed Powers
Also called Enumerated (listed) or Delegated (assigned) powers
Powers given to the National Government
Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1-17 – PG 779
Examples:
Tax
Borrow $$
Regulate Interstate Commerce (trade between States)
Coin Money
Post Office
Declare War
Raise and Support an army

7. Implied powers
Powers not mentioned in the Constitution, but are assumed, or implied, by the powers that are given.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
Necessary and Proper Clause or Elastic Clause:
“The Congress shall have Power ... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.”

9. RESERVED POWERS Powers given to the States’ Governments
10th Amendment - The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Examples:
Education
Intrastate trade – regulate business trade within the state
Elections – Voting Requirements
National Government will step in to prevent discrimination
License
Driving Laws
Marriage Laws

10. Concurrent powers
Powers held by both the national and state governments
Examples
Power to tax
Make roads
Borrow money
Define crimes
Establish courts

12. What happens if a state law conflicts with a national law?
Supremacy Clause (Article 6, Section 2)
“This constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any thing in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”

13. According to the Supremacy Clause, what will happen?

14. Prohibited powers
Powers that are denied to the National AND States Governments
Examples:
EX POST FACTO LAWS
CANNOT TAX EXPORTS