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

• issue licenses
• borrow money
• build roads
• establish courts
• state powers

• conduct elections
• create a national bank
• regulate education
• establish local governments
• establish a minimum wage
• regulate interstate commerce
• coin money
• declare war
• establish post offices
• make and enforce laws
• levy taxes
• implement a federal income tax
• regulate interstate commerce
• raise and support armies
• draft citizens into the military

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"