Federalism Vocabulary

What is federalism?

A city law.

a vote called by a legislature to seek voter approval of a law.

list of powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

powers and responsibilities shared by the states and central government.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) reserved powers

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(b) concurrent powers

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(c) implied powers

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(d) delegated/enumerated/expressed powers

• regulate interstate commerce
• create a national bank
• establish post offices
• establish local governments
• conduct elections
• implement a federal income tax
• build roads
• make and enforce laws
• issue licenses
• coin money
• regulate interstate commerce
• levy taxes
• raise and support armies
• borrow money
• state powers

• establish a minimum wage
• draft citizens into the military
• regulate education
• establish courts
• declare war

powers kept by the states

the sharing of power between the central and state governments.

powers and responsibilities that are used by the federal government but are not in the constitution.

federal law is the "supreme law of the land"