Government Ch.4

What are expressed powers?

• powers assumed by the government that are not specifically listed in the Constitution

• the Framers assigned all powers having to do with the states' common interests to the national government

• powers explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution

• the power that is shared by both the federal and state governments

What are implied powers?

• the powers assumed by the government that are not specifically listed in the Constitution

• the lowest level of an organization or society

• the formal structures and institutions through which a territory and its people are ruled

• those delegated powers of the Constitution that are assumed to belong to the national government because it is a sovereign state

What are inherent powers?

• the process by which municipalities are given their legal authority by the state

• those delegated powers of the Constitution that are assumed to belong to the national government because it is a sovereign state

• the process that allows citizens to propose and enact state and local laws directly

• the body of people entitled to vote

What are reserved powers?

• government action that seeks to prevent materials from being published.

• the powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government nor denied to the states that are reserved for the states

• information designed to shape public opinion

• ultimate, supreme power in a state; in the United States, sovereignty rests with the people

What are concurrent powers?

• the powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government nor denied to the states that are reserved for the states

• the power that is shared by both the federal and state governments

• the people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body

• the powers explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution

1. What philosopher influenced the Framers’ vision of a federal system?

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Baron de Montesquieu

• James Madison

1. Why did the Framers of the Constitution choose a federal system of government?

• because it carefully divided powers between two levels of government-state and national

• because they did NOT want the states to have any powers

• because they wanted there to be only one level of government

• they wanted to prevent government abuse of power

1. Do you think the necessary and proper clause was a good idea? Why or why not?

• Yes, it has allowed Congress to pass laws without amending the Constitution.

• Yes, it gives Congress implied powers to deal with many matters not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.

• No, it gives Congress too much power.

• No, just no.

1. What does the 10^th Amendment have to do with American Federalism?

• Stating the rights in the Constitution shall not be construed to deny others retained by the people.

• It states that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or the people.

• It state that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the federal government respectively.

• Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.

1. How does the Constitution delegate powers to the nation differently from how it gives powers to the states?

• The Constitution states the national government will only recognize representative state governments.

• The Constitution prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states.

• The Constitution prevents states from being treated as equal by the national government.

• The Constitution does NOT give states the right to manage affairs within their borders.