Government U3

What is Federalism?

• The division of power between National and local government/state

  
  

• The division of power between state and local government

What is Division of Powers? 2 answers

• Assign certain powers to the national government and certain powers to the state government

• This was implied in the Constitution and then spelled out in the Bill of Rights

• Assign certain powers to the national government and federal government

• This was not implied in the constitution and then was not spelled out in the bill of rights

What is delegated powers?

• It has only those powers (granted) to it in the Constitution. There are three distinct types of powers: expressed, implied, and inherent. National Government.

• Are not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested— implied— by the expressed powers.

  
  

• Belong to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community.

What are Expressed Powers

• Delegated to the National Government in so many words spelled out in the Constitution.

• are stated / layed from the constitution - outright give the federal government certain powers

• Are not expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably suggested by the expressed powers.

  
  

What are implied powers

• not specifically stated within the constitution

• specifically stated in the constitution

What are inherent powers

• powers that belong to the national government because it is in charge of a sovereign country within the world

• Are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National

  Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.

  
  

• Most of the powers that the Constitution delegates to the National Government

  these powers can be exercised by the National Government alone.

  
  

Exclusive powers
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• Most of the powers that the Constitution delegates to the National Government

  these powers can be exercised by the National Government alone.

  
  

• They cannot be exercised by the States under any circumstances. Some of these powers are expressly denied to the States.

• They can be exercised by the States under any circumstances. Some of these powers are to the States.

• Most of the powers that the Constitution delegates to the local Government

  these powers can be exercised by the local Government alone.

1. Concurrent powers

• those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise.

  
  

• those powers that both the National Government and the States cannot possess and exercise.

  
  

• those powers that the National Government possess and exercise.

  
  

• those powers that the States possess and exercise.

  
  

Reserved powers

• Are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National

  Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.

  
  

• Are those powers that the Constitution does grant to the National

  Government and does deny to the States.

  
  

Public Policy

• Are the government policies that affect the whole nation.” It evolves overtime and is typically based on public opinion on the issue. Basically laws and legislation.

  
  

• Are the government policies that affect the whole nation.” It evolves overtime and is typically not based on public opinion on the issue. Basically laws and legislation.