US Government & Politics - Chp 3 - 5

THE FEDERAL SYSTEM:

Define a federal system of government

THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERALISM:

One of the basic principles of the United States government is -

The federal government has only those powers delegated to it ___ ____ ______.

(a)  

THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERALISM:

One of the basic principles of the United States government is -

The federal government is (a)   within its scope of authority.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERALISM:

One of the basic principles of the United States government is -

The state governments retain all the powers not delegated to the federal government by the people, except those powers denied to them by the ___________ or their respective state ______________.

(a)  

THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF FEDERALISM:

One of the basic principles of the United States government is -

Some powers are denied to _________ the national and state governments, while other powers are denied _______ to the states or to the federal government.

(a)  

POWERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:

Special categories of national powers that do not depend on constitutional provisions are referred to as the . . .

• inherent powers

• expressed powers

• implied powers

POWERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:

The "necessary and proper" clause gives Congress the right to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into excecution the forgoing powers and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States . . .

• inherent powers

• expressed powers

• implied powers

POWERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:

The enumerated powers delegated to the federal government which are detailed in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

• inherent powers

• expressed powers

• implied powers

THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE:

This clause establishes the supremacy of the national Constitution over (a)   laws and actions.

CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS: THE EARLY YEARS

A state imposed a tax on the national bank. The supreme court argued that no state could use its taxing power to tax any part of the federal government. This case provided the basis for a strong central government.

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden