CTRs due today! Agenda Guiding Question NVC Intro Lecture Sorting Debrief What is the difference between Expressed, Concurrent, and Reserved Powers?

Federalism A system of government that divides power between states and the national government

Express Powers Powers that only the Federal, or national, government has They were “expressed”, or specifically given to the Federal government, in the Constitution Often, Federal powers relate to regulation

Reserved Powers 10th amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” A lot of the day to day power affecting citizens is carried out by states

Concurrent Powers Concur= happen at the same time Powers shared by the federal and state governments

Power! Constitution specifically expresses powers of the Federal Government. Any powers not specifically given to the Federal gov states McCulloch v Maryland, 1819, Supremacy Clause As long as what the Federal government does is Constitutional, States cannot ignore or contradict State does not have complete sovereignty

Reflection Based on what you learned about Expressed, Concurrent, and Reserved Powers, who do you think has the most power in the United States’ system of government, states or the Federal government? Explain your answer.

Key concepts of Federalism The supremacy clause mandates federal laws are supreme. - McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) State governments cannot ignore or contradict federal laws and statutes as long as they conform to the Constitution. A federal republic does not allow a state to have complete or even primary sovereignty over its internal affairs. The Constitution specifically expresses (enumerates or delegates) the powers of the national government. Any powers not specifically granted to the national government are reserved to the states. State governments have their own “spheres of jurisdiction” (areas of power). State governments have often been viewed as important “laboratories for new government programs”.

Pg. 2 of Packet: Federalism Vocabulary Expressed- Powers specifically given to the national/federal government (Also known as Enumerated (#ed) or Delegated Powers), this is all branches.   Implied, elastic clause (I,8,18) States that the federal government has the ability to pass laws as they see ‘proper and necessary’. Any stretching of the powers, has to be based on one of the original enumerated powers. Concurrent- Powers held by both the states and the federal government. Reserved- Those powers reserved for the states. (Powers not delegated to the federal government). Stated in the 10th Amendment. Exclusive- Powers held only by the federal government or only by the states. Full Faith and Credit (IV,1)- Mandates that the states must respect and observe the laws and licenses of other states.