1. The Federal System
Division of Powers Between the National Government and State Governments

2. Enumerated/Expressed/Delegated Powers
Powers that are specifically stated and listed in the Constitution.
Assigned to the national/federal/central government o
Powers are denied to the state governments

3. Enumerate/Expressed/Delegated Powers
Examples include:
Declaring war
Printing Money
Establishing Post offices
Regulating international trade
Maintaining the Army and Navy

4. Concurrent Powers
Powers that belong to both the federal and state governments.
Both levels of government can use these powers simultaneously
These powers are not denied to either level of government

5. Concurrent Powers Examples of Concurrent Powers include:
Collecting Taxes
Making Laws
Enforcing Laws
Establishing Courts
Building Roads

6. Reserved Powers
Powers that are not assigned to the federal government and not denied to states by the Constitution
Powers belong only to the states
Denied to the federal government
Explained in the 10th Amendment

8. Reserved Powers Examples include: Conducting elections
Establishing schools/education
Regulating marriage
Establishing local governments
Providing police and emergency services

9. Implied Powers Powers suggested by the Constitution but not listed
Allows Congress do do things “necessary and proper” to carry out their expressed powers
Also called the “elastic clause”
Allows Congress to “stretch” their power and be more flexible

10. Examples of Implied Powers
Create a website and build roads to “establish post offices”
Hire workers and purchase supplies in order to “print/coin money”
Create a national bank in order to “pay debts and regulate value of money”

12. Denied Powers
Any power that is not delegated/assigned to a level of government
Enumerated powers are denied to states
Reserved powers are denied to the federal government

13. Denied Powers The Federal government cannot:
-establish schools or create local governments
The State governments cannot:
-print money or declare war

15. Supremacy Clause
All Constitutional laws, and laws passed by Congress are the law of the land.
Federal laws are superior to laws of states
State laws and courts cannot violate or contradict federal laws or decisions from federal courts

16. Supremacy Clause Examples
13th amendment took away state right to determine slavery
Supreme court made it unconstitutional for states to deny same-gender couples the right to marry
McCulloch v. Maryland-Supreme Court said States cannot tax the federal government