1. CHAPTER 4:
FEDERALISM

2. LESSON 1: DIVIDING AND SHARING POWER
WHY AND HOW IS POWER DIVIDED AND SHARED AMONG NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

3. WHY FEDERALISM
FEDERALISM – SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH TWO OR MORE GOVERNMENTS EXERCISE POWER OVER THE SAME PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME. (STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT)
WHOLE POINT IS TO LIMIT THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

6. FEDERALISM IN THE CONSTITUTION
NATIONAL POWERS –
DELEGATED POWERS – POWERS GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE CONSTITUTION
EXPRESSED POWERS – POWERS DIRECTLY STATED/LISTED IN THE CONSTITUTION
FOUND IN THE 1ST THREE ARTICLES
IMPLIED POWERS – POWERS NOT FOUND IN THE CONSTITUTION BUT STILL REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT ITS EXPRESSED POWERS
STATE POWERS –
RESERVED POWERS – POWERS THAT BELONG STRICTLY TO THE STATES
10TH AMENDMENT
CONCURRENT POWERS –
POWERS SHARED BETWEEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
EXAMPLE: TAX, HAVE COURTS

7. DENIED POWERS – POWERS EXPRESSLY DENIED TO BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
NO RETROACTIVE LAWS
NO TAXING OF EXPORTS
NO JAIL WITHOUT FAIR TRIAL
NO PASSING OF LAWS WHICH VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION
SUPREMACY CLAUSE – ARTICLE VI, THE CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL LAWS ARE THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
NO TITLES OF NOBILITY
NO CELLPHONES IN MR. CUMMINGS’ CLASS

8. LESSON 2: RELATIONS BETWEEN NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
GUARANTEES TO THE STATES
REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT
U.S. GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE REPRESENTATION
PROTECTION
PROTECT THE STATES FROM INVASION
CAN SEND FEDERAL TROOPS TO A STATE TO PUT DOWN CIVIL UNREST
INTERVENES AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL

9. TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
ENABLING ACT – ACT THAT ALLOWS THE PEOPLE OF A TERRITORY TO PREPARE A CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO BECOME A STATE
CONGRESS THEN VOTES TO DETERMINE IF THE TERRITORY WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE NATION AS A STATE
LAST STATE TO BE ADDED?

11. STATE RESPONSIBILITES
STATES MUST PAY FOR ALL ELECTIONS OF NATIONAL CANDIDATES
STATES PLAY A KEY ROLE IN AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
REQUIRES ¾ OF THE STATES TO AGREE
37.5 STATES SO IT REQUIRES 38