1. Federalism CHAPTER 4 Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Section 2: Growth of Federalism
Section 3: Relations Among the States
Section 4: Federalism and the Public Good

2. Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Objectives:
Which powers does the Constitution grant to the federal government, and which does it reserve for the states?
Which powers are denied to the federal government, and which are denied to the states?
What responsibilities do the federal and state governments have to each other?
What role do the courts play in the U.S. federal system?

3. Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Powers of the federal government:
expressed
implied
inherent
Powers of the states:
authority to establish local governments and school systems
power to enact criminal and civil laws
power to pass laws promoting public health and safety, regulating business within state borders, and requiring various professional licenses

4. Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Powers denied to the federal government:
cannot tax exports
cannot pass laws favoring the trade of one state over another
cannot spend money unless authorized by Congress
cannot exercise powers not mentioned or implied in the Constitution or inherent to the governments of all nations
cannot deny people accused of crimes the right to trial by jury
cannot grant titles of nobility

5. Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Powers denied to the states:
cannot issue their own money
cannot make treaties
cannot go to war unless attacked or authorized to do so by Congress
cannot manage domestic or foreign trade unless authorized by Congress
cannot deny people accused of crimes the right to trial by jury
cannot grant titles of nobility

6. Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Responsibilities the federal and state governments have to each other
Federal responsibilities:
ensuring that states have republican governments
protecting the states from acts of violence and helping them after natural disasters
respecting the states’ territories
State responsibilities:
establishing districts from which members of the House of Representatives are elected
setting rules for electing members to Congress and choosing presidential electors
paying costs for running elections
maintaining the National Guard

7. Section 1: Powers and Responsibilities
Role of the courts in the U.S. federal system:
has the authority to hear cases involving the Constitution, U.S. laws, and states’ disputes
makes decisions and resolves disputes between the federal government and the states based on the rules listed in the Constitution

8. Section 2: Growth of Federalism
Objectives:
How has the federal government’s involvement in states’ affairs grown?
How have grants-in-aid affected the growth of federalism?
What role do federal mandates play in federalism?

9. Section 2: Growth of Federalism
Examples of the growth of federal government’s involvement in states’ affairs:
law enforcement assistance
funding for the National Guard
revenue sharing
federal grants

10. Section 2: Growth of Federalism
Effects of grants-in-aid on the growth of federalism:
increased federal involvement in state and local activities
increased the growth of state-run programs by establishing funding in areas, such as education, transportation systems, housing, and programs for people in need

11. Section 2: Growth of Federalism
Role of federal mandates in federalism:
direct states and local governments to take action on particular issues
provide states a choice between allowing actions to be carried out at the federal or state level
set conditions that states must meet before federal funding is disbursed

12. Section 3: Relations Among the States
Objectives:
How are states admitted to the United States?
In what ways do the states work together in the federal system?

13. Section 3: Relations Among the States
Process in which states are admitted to the United States:
A territory petitions Congress.
If Congress approves the petition, it passes an enabling act and the territory drafts a constitution.
If both the territory’s residents and Congress approve the constitution, then Congress passes an act of admission making the territory a state.

14. Section 3: Relations Among the States
Ways the states cooperate in the federal system:
recognizing official acts of other states
respecting the rights of citizens from other states
forming interstate compacts
honoring requests for extradition

15. Section 4: Federalism and the Public Good
Objectives:
How does the national government in a federal system promote the public good?
In what ways does dividing the power in a federal system help government serve the public good?
How has balancing federal and state interests helped to promote the public good?

16. Section 4: Federalism and the Public Good
Ways the national government promotes the public good:
provides a central authority
distributes power
balances federal and state interests

17. Section 4: Federalism and the Public Good
Ways the division of power in a federal system helps government serve the public good:
encourages alternate solutions
checks the power of the federal and state governments
promotes participation

18. Section 4: Federalism and the Public Good
How balancing federal and state interests has helped to promote the public good:
increased federal government involvement in state and local activities that affect all U.S. citizens
worked to protect the rights of all U.S. citizens

19. Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What powers does the Constitution reserve to state governments, and what powers does it grant to the federal government?
2. What powers does the Constitution deny state and federal governments?
3. How has federal involvement in states’ affairs changed?
4. How do federal grants-in-aid support state and local governments?

20. Chapter Wrap-Up 5. What three basic forms do federal mandates take?
6. How are states admitted into the Union?
7. How do states work together in the federal system?
8. How does federalism promote the public good?
9. How does the distribution of power between state and federal governments promote the public good?