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Federalism
1. a system in which
2. some powers are _______________________, some powers are
____________________________, and central government, some powers are
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3. ______________________: Powers that belong only to the federal government. (coin
money, declare war) Article I
4. _______________________: Powers that are reserved to the states. (regulate licenses,
public education, running elections) Tenth Amendment
5. ________________________: Powers that the federal government and the state
governments exercise at the same time. (taxation)
Federalism in the Constitution
 Constitution makes the central government clear in certain matters
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__________________ Clause
- “This Constitution …. shall be the supreme Law of the Land…” (Article VI)
o The Constitution itself and the laws and treaties of the US are the supreme law of the
land and take precedence over state laws and constitutions
o ____________ ___________ – enumerates what laws Congress has the power to pass
o _________________ Clause – declares powers not delegated to the central government
or prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or to the people
o “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Amendment __
Constitutional Power Division
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Concurrent Powers
 Powers under the Constitution that are _______________________________________
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Relations Between the States
 also known as ____________________ ______________________ – the Constitution
also regulates the relationships between states
 States must give “_________________________” to public acts, records, and judicial
proceedings of other states
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Article IV also specifies that citizens of each state are entitled to all the
“__________________________________________” of each state
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a group of states can create agreements, called __________________ ______________,
to solve mutual problems
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these must be approved by _________________
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include agreements on _____________________, ______________________,
____________________, and __________________________
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National vs. States’ Position
 Nationalist – believe that the Constitution created a ________________________
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 Constitutional points:
- supremacy clause - The clause in United States Constitution's __________________,
stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the
authority of the United States are the
“___________________________________________________________.”
- “_________________ and _______________” clause (________ __________)
Article 1 Section 8 gives Congress the authority to make whatever laws are
necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated responsibilities
 Enumerated powers _______________________________________________________________________
States’ Rights Position
 Believe that the Constitution created a system of ______ __________________ in
which the national government and the state governments are
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 Supporters argue that
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Layer Cake vs Marble Cake
 Layer Cake Federalism –
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Marble Cake Federalism –
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