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Constitutional Powers
Federal Government
 Powers of Congress are listed in Article I
 Tax
 War
 McCulloch V Maryland
 Extended Expressed powers
 Powers are limited
 Article I Section 9
 Bill of Rights
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9th & 10th Amendments
Constitutional Powers
State Government
 Article 1 Section 10
 Limits states powers
 Cannot tax imports
 Each State has its own constitution
 State laws are more day to day
 Therefore impact peoples lives more frequently
Federalism and The Constitution
Article II
Article IV
 Federal
 Establishes the clear intention
to SEPARATE power of
government
 Martial Law
 State
 Power to appoint electors
 Power to run elections
 Local
 ?
 Shared
 ?
 Federal
 Constitution- supreme law
 Protects states from foreign
Invasion
 Can intercede if state gov’t can’t
control it’s citizens
 State
 Honor each other state’s laws
 Sovereignty
 Extradition
 Guarantees Republican form of
government in each state
 Local
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?
 Shared
 ?
When the Levees Broke
 What are the responsibilities of each level of
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government?
What do they share?
Is anything missing or unclear?
How is Federalism defined?
What is the relationship of agencies such as FEMA to
state and local government?