4.1 - Dividing and Sharing Power

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What is the term for all powers, both stated and implied, granted to the federal government by the Constitution?

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delegated powers

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Why were the Founders wary of giving too much power to a central government?

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They did not want to return to a system like the one that existed before the Revolutionary War.

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Which are examples of delegated powers that only the federal government has?

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powers to print and coin money, establish post offices, and conduct foreign relations

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What is the term for the powers directly stated in the Constitution?

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expressed powers

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Which are examples of denied powers?

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powers to tax exports, hold or sentence a person to jail without a fair trial, and to grant title of nobility

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Which are examples of reserved powers?

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powers to conduct elections, set rules for marriages and divorces, and establish and support public schools

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What is a term for a system with two or more governments exercising power over the same people and the same territory?

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federalism

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What is the term for powers not directly stated in the Constitution but are necessary to carry out functions that are directly stated?

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implied powers

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What ensures that no state law or state constitution may conflict with any form of national law?

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supremacy clause

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Which are examples of concurrent powers in the United States?

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powers to tax, to maintain courts and define crimes, and to take private property for public use