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FederalismKeeping Government
Balanced
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It Is All About the POWER!!!
• The study of government is the study of power.
• In the US, there are 3 levels of government:– Federal government– State government– Local government
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Power In American History
• After the American Revolution, the states held all of the power under the Articles of Confederation, while the federal government had very little.
• The Articles failed because all of the states were fighting for all of the power.
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Power to the Feds• Under the US
Constitution, most of the power went to the federal government.
• The Anti-Federalists thought that was giving too much power to the federal government, leading to a “new king.”
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The Bill of Rights• To make sure that power was
balanced, the founding fathers created the 9th and 10th amendments.– 9th amendment – Powers not
specifically written in the Constitution belong to the people.
– 10th amendment – Powers not specifically given to the federal government is given to the states.
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What power does the federal government have?
• #1 – expressed powers – power given directly to the federal government in the Constitution.
• #2 – implied powers – power given to carry out expressed powers.
• #3 – inherent powers – power grown out of necessity.
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So what rights do the states get?
• Reserved powers –This gives the states primary control of our daily activities.
• The state creates laws relevant to our daily lives.
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And What If the Two Disagree?
And the winner is ….
The federal government!!! by way of the Supremacy Clause
vs
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Where does the Local Gov’t “fit in”?
• The local gov’t gets it power from the state. They are not provided for in the Constitution.
• With the growth of America came the need to meet peoples needs.
• The local gov’t takes care of issues in townships and/or cities called ordinances.
• This includes local infrastructure, education, and other local interests.