1. American Government
Chapter 4
Section 1

2. Limited Government Any Governmental Power Threatens Individual Liberty
Exercise of Governmental Power Must be Curbed
To Divide Governmental Power is to Restrict It, Thus Preventing Its Abuse

3. Federalism Division of Government Power
National and Local (State) Division

4. Delegated Powers
Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
Inherent Powers

5. Expressed Powers
Those Powers Specifically Written into the Text of the Constitution
Article I, Section 8

6. Implied Powers Powers that are “Read Between the Lines”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 – “Necessary and Proper”

7. Inherent Powers Powers of the Sovereign State
Immigration, Defense, Diplomacy

8. Powers Denied
To the National Government
To the States

9. Exclusive Powers
Powers Granted to the National Government Through the Constitution
Article I, Section 8
Powers Denied to the States

10. Concurrent Powers Powers Shared by National and State Governments
Taxation
Law Enforcement

11. Supremacy Supremacy Clause, Article VI, Section 2
Constitution Ranks Highest in Nation of Laws
Acts of Congress vs. Treaties
Most Recent Act is Supreme
Allows Modification of Mammoth Agreements
Supreme Court Officiates Ongoing Interpretation of Constitution