1. How is the Constitution formally amended?
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How is the Constitution formally amended?

2. Federalism
Mr. Hector Ocampo

3. Federalism -> sharing power among different units of government
What is Federalism
Federalism -> sharing power among different units of government

4. Other Kinds of Government
Unitary -> power is focused in a single central government
Most of the world’s governments
State’s local government
Confederation -> weak central government with power focused on the country’s components
Rarely seen today (mainly in the U.N.)

5. CFU
Do states get their power from the national government? If not, then from who or what?

6. Intergovernmental relations -> entire set of interactions among national, state, and local government
Regulations
Transfer of funds
Sharing of information

7. Perks of Federalism
Opens up the political stage for more participation
States are responsible for most public policies involving the family, social, and moral issues -> including marriage

8. Shared Powers
Tax
Borrow money
Establish courts
Spend money on welfare

9. So which one is more important?
Supremacy clause-> following 3 items are the supreme law of the land:
The Constitution
Laws of national government (when consistent with the Constitution)
Treaties

11. McCulloch v. Maryland
Established the supremacy of national government over state government
Enumerated powers -> powers of fed government specifically addressed in the Constitution
Implied powers -> powers of the federal government that go beyond those mentioned explicitly in the Constitution

12. Exit Ticket
Why is power sharing so important within the system of Federalism? (3 sentence minimum)