Federalism
Laws, regulations, criminal codes, and budget priorities differ among the fifty states because each state has its own.
What is freedom for each state?
Coining money is a power of this level of government.
What is the federal government?
A formal order that is given by a higher authority.
What is a mandate?
These powers include power to tax, limited power to police, the power to make laws and enforce laws, and to establish courts.
What is Concurrent powers?
A form of governmental organization where the power resides in the sub-governmental units & where power flows from the sub units to the top.
What is a confederation?
The power to declare war is a power of this level of government.
What is the federal government?
A sum of money given to a state or local government for a specific purpose.
What is a federal grant.
Powers denied to the state and the national government.
What is denied powers?
A system of government in which two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory.
What is federalism?
Issuing licenses is a power that this level of government has.
What is state government?
The national government must guarantee each state this type of government.
What is the republican form of government?
An act that allows the people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution.
What is the enabling act?
Powers that the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
What is delegated powers?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington were a part of this group known to found Federalism.
Who are the Founding Fathers?
The power to borrow money is a shared power of these two levels of government.
What is national and state government?
A law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public.
What is a sunshine law?
Powers that are not specified in the Constitution, but that are still carried out.
What is implied powers?
Ths image relates to the different layers of Federalism.
What is the layer/marble cake?
The power to establish and support public schools is a power of this level of government.
What is state government?
"The Congress shall have the Power... to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof."
What is Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?
The stated course of action that government takes to address problems or issues.
What is public policy?
Powers that are reserved for the states.
What is reserved powers?