2.04 Federalism

The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution explain the powers delegated to the national government list the powers implied as belonging to national government explain the powers reserved to the state governments list the powers concurrent to the state governments

explain the powers delegated to the national government

Article Four of the U.S. Constitution explains the powers delegated to the national government lists the powers implied as belonging to national government explains the powers reserved to the state governments lists the powers concurrent to the state governments

explains the powers reserved to the state governments

Expressed powers are granted to the national government by the U.S. Constitution granted to state governments by the U.S. Constitution also referred to as concurrent powers also referred to as reserved powers

granted to the national government by the U.S. Constitution

Powers not directly stated in the Constitution that have been interpreted as belonging to the national government are described as reserved powers delegated powers implied powers concurrent powers

implied powers

People who take a "layer cake" view of federalism believe that state governments are too weak to meet most citizen needs state governments are supreme over the national government national and state governments must cooperate to meet citizen needs national and state governments are exclusively sovereign in their areas

national and state governments are exclusively sovereign in their areas

People who take a "marble cake" view of federalism believe that state governments are too weak to meet most citizen needs state governments are supreme over the national government national and state governments cooperate to meet citizen needs national government should entirely control the state governments

national and state governments cooperate to meet citizen needs

Which of the following is an example of a delegated power? state government passes a tax to pay for highway maintenance state government orders the local governments to enforce a law national government passes a law that lowers rates of taxation national government creates a treaty with a sovereign nation

national government creates a treaty with a sovereign nation

Which of the following is an example of an implied power? state government passes a tax to pay for highway maintenance state government orders the local governments to enforce a law national government creates an air force division of the military national government passes a law that lowers rates of taxation

national government creates an air force division of the military

Reserved powers are granted to the national government by the U.S. Constitution granted to state governments by the U.S. Constitution not given to the national government and are retained for state governments not given to the state governments and are retained for the national government

not given to the national government and are retained for state governments

The state of Florida passes a law requiring high school students to take an online course as a graduation requirement. This is an example of a reserved power granted to the state governments reserved power granted to the national government implied power granted to the state governments implied power granted to the national government

reserved power granted to the state governments

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reserves to the states any powers not delegated to the national government reserves to the national government any powers not delegated to the states implies that certain powers are the responsibility of the national government implies that certain powers are the responsibility of the state governments

reserves to the states any powers not delegated to the national government