Constitutional Foundations Chapter 4 Section 1 And 4

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Divided Goverment

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idea of federalism- power divided between national and regional (state) governements

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Delegated Powers

Back 2

powers given to the national government through the constitution- includes expressed, implied, and inherent

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Expressed Powers

Back 3

are directly stated in the constitution ex.coin money, raise an army

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Enumerated Powers

Back 4

expressed powers that are numbered 1-18 in the constitution

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Implied Powers

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powers necessary to carry out the expressed powers

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Inherent Powers

Back 6

powers that the government has just becuase it is a governement

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Reserved Powers

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powers reserved for the states- in reality all powers not directly given to the national governement

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Supremacy Clause

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the national government is supreme and no state laws can contradict national laws

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Concurrent Powers

Back 9

powers that both the national and state governements have

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Denied Powers

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powers that are specifically denied to all levels of governement ex.bill of rights

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Public Policy

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course of action the governement takes in response to some issue or problem

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Sunset Laws

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an example of how federalism affects public policy- governement organizations get routine checks to make sure they are still necessary

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Sunshine Laws

Back 13

an example of how federalism affects public policy- governement officials cannot hold closed meetings

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Political Participation and Federalism

Back 14

there are many chances on all levels for people to be involved in government

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Differences Among States

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states all have different laws and different environments so we can choose what environment we want to live in