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

• borrow money
• create a national bank
• draft citizens into the military
• raise and support armies
• establish local governments
• regulate interstate commerce
• coin money
• state powers

• build roads
• establish post offices
• declare war
• regulate education
• make and enforce laws
• establish a minimum wage
• implement a federal income tax
• levy taxes
• establish courts
• regulate interstate commerce
• conduct elections
• issue licenses

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"