Powers of the Government

​Powers of the Government:
Concurrent, Reserved, Implied, Denied, Enumerated

By Leigh deBarros

But first, let's review from yesterday...

Multiple Select

Select ALL that apply to the Articles of Confederation

• Lacked an executive and judicial branch

• Too weak to effectively govern the people

• States had more power than the federal government

• Had a bicameral law-making body

• Were passed with a majority vote

Reorder

Reorder the following events:

• The power of British monarchs is limited when King John signs the Magna Carta establishing basic rights for British citizens

• The French and Indian War leaves the British in debt which leads Parliament to impose a series of taxes in the colonies

• Delegates from the colonies meet at the First Continental Congress to discuss how the British had violated their rights

• The American Revolution breaks out when fighting between the British and Patriots begins in the colonies

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Multiple Select

Select ALL that apply to the FEDERALISTS beliefs:

• The constitution created an effective government

• The constitution protected individual liberties

• Bill of Rights was necessary to protect individual liberties

• Constitution gave too much power to the Federal government

Multiple Select

Select ALL that apply to the ANTI-FEDERALISTS beliefs:

• The constitution created an effective government

• The constitution protected individual liberties

• Bill of Rights was necessary to protect individual liberties

• Constitution gave too much power to the Federal government