4.1 FEDERALISM: THE DIVISION OF POWER

PART II

AMERICAN GOVERNMENTMR. HOOD`S NOTES20 NOVEMBER 2013

OBJECTIVE 3UNDERSTAND THAT THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

HOLDS EXCLUSIVE POWERS; IT ALSO HOLDS

CONCURRENT POWERS WITH THE STATES

THE CONSITUTION DELEGATES

POWERS

EXCLUSIVE POWERS + CONCURRENT

POWERS

EXCLUSIVE POWERS EXERCISED BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

ALONE

EXCLUSIVE POWER EXAMPLE 1:

POWER TO COIN MONEY

EXCLUSIVE POWER EXAMPLE 2:

MAKE TREATIES WITH FOREIGN STATES

EXCLUSIVE POWER EXAMPLE 3:

LAY DUTIES (TAXES) ON IMPORTS

CONCURRENT POWERS BOTH NATIONAL + STATE

GOVERNMENTS POSSESS

CONCURRENT POWER EXAMPLE 1:

POWER TO LEVY + COLLECT TAXES

CONCURRENT POWER EXAMPLE 2:

DEFINE CRIME + SET PUNISHMENTS

CONCURRENT POWER EXAMPLE 3:

TAKE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE

OBJECTIVE 4EXPLAIN THE PLACE OF

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM

FEDERALISM: NATIONAL + STATE

GOVERNMENT

EACH STATE HAS POWER + A WRITTEN

CONSTITUTION

THERE ARE MANY SUBUNITS OF STATE

GOVERNMENTS

EACH SUBUNIT IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF

THE 50 STATES

SUBUNITS ALSO KNOWN AS LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

STATE GOVERNMENT GIVES LOCAL GOVERNMENT

POWERS

IN EASY WORDS, EACH STATE HAS UNITARY FORM OF

GOVERNMENT

THAT CREATES LOCAL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT FOR ITS

CONVENIENCE

OBJECTIVE 5EXAMINE HOW THE

CONSTITUTION FUNCTIONS AS “THE

SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND”

CONFLICTS OFTEN BETWEEN NATIONAL +

STATE LAW

FRAMERS ANTICIPATED C O N F L

I C T S ……….

…CREATED SUPREMACY LAW

CONSTITUTION STANDS ABOVE ALL OTHER FORMS

OF LAW

“LINCHPIN OF THE CONSTITUTION”

JOINS NATIONAL + STATES TOGETHER

HOLDS TOGETHER THE AMERICAN FEDERALS

SYSTEM

SUPREME COURT IS UMPIRE IN FEDERAL

SYSTEM

SUPREME COURT APPLIES SUPREMACY

CLAUSE

SUPREME COURT NEEDED FOR FEDERALISM TO

SURVIVE