Federalism: a system of government in which a written constituiton divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments.
Federalsim: A government that seperates power
2. List and describe the three powers of the National Government.
The three powers are Expressed, Implied, and Inherent...
Expressed: Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the general welfare of the United States.
Implied: Congress claims granted by the elastic clause under under article 1 section 8 of the constitution. Also said to be powers given to the people of authority to carry out their jobs.
Inherent: Powers delegated to the government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community.
3. Explain the division of powers and why it is important?
The division of powers seperates all of the power so not one area has all of the power. This is important so that no area of government will reign over another.
4. What is the Supremacy Clause and what is its function?
The supremacy clause states that the constitution is the "law of the land" and no other laws will take there place. The purpose of this is to make sure the states use there power in the correct way. A state has its own laws but it still has to abide by the federal laws.
5. Find a site on the Internet that deals with Federalism. Take 10 minutes and review that site. Provide the link and provide some of the useful information that you found to help you better understand what Federalism is and how it works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism_in_the_United_States
- focuses on limiting the authority of the federal government
- relationship between state governments and the federal government of the United States
- both levels of government would exercise authority to the citizens' benefit
- The federal government has certain express powers
- federal government and the state governments are co-equals
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