Federalism (3.14/3.14 Hosey)

Which powers are delegated only to the national government?

• coin money, declare war, establish post offices

• conduct elections, establish schools, tax citizens

• tax citizens, coin money, establish courts

• declare war, tax citizens, establish schools

What are concurrent powers?

• supremacy of federal government over state governments

• powers shared by the national and state governments

• the national government takes orders from the states

• the federal government gives the states rules about what laws they can pass

Who does federalism help to limit government power?

• the national government is given unlimited powers

• each level of government gets to define its own power

• the state governments are better than the federal government

• the power is divided among the levels of government

What is the concept of Federalism?

• a division of power between state and national governments

• a separation of power between three distinct branches of federal government

• a representative democracy, where citizens elect their representatives

• a system of government that follows rule of law

Which examples does the 10th amendment allow for?

• national governments declare war

• state governments print money

• state governments oversee public schools

• state governments make treaties

Why can't the states make laws that violate the US Constitution? (principle)

• Habeus Corpus

• Supremacy Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Ex Post Facto

What are enumerated powers?

• powers given specifically to the federal government by the US Constitution

• powers given to the state governments through the state constitutions

• shared powers between state and federal governments

• shared powers between local and state governments

What do we call the powers of the states governments?

• concurrent powers

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• enumerated powers

What are implied powers?

• powers that are granted to the federal government based on their enumerated powers

• powers shared by the state and federal governments

• powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution

• powers of the states