Chapter 4.1-2 by Kelly May https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/t2k2ajvbg5yt sections 1 and 2 en-us 2017-09-15 14:06:52 UTC 2017-09-19 14:58:00 UTC hello@padlet.com National Powers kelly_may2 https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/t2k2ajvbg5yt/wish/187947576
  • The Constitution grants delegated powers to the national government.
  • The expressed powers are directly  stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
  • This includes the power to levy and collect taxes, to coin money, to make war, etc.
  • Some are implied powers. 
  • These programs were created to carry out expressed powers.

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  • The Constitution says that the states will have any powers not delegated to the national government.
  • These are called reserved powers.
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  • Concurrent powers are powers certain powers that the national government and states share.
  •  Examples of concurrent powers are the power to tax, to maintain courts and define crimes, etc.
  • state actions must not conflict with any national laws.
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  • Article I, Sections 9 and 10 state what neither government can do.
  • There are :
    • Pass laws that punish actions that occurred before the law passed
    • Tax exports
    • Hold a person in jail without a fair trial
    • Pass any law that violates the Constitution
    • Grant titles of nobility
  • States cannot make treaties or alliances with foreign governments.
  • States cannot collect duties on exports or imports, or make agreements without permission

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  • Article VI makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme and is called the supremacy clause.
  • No state law or state constitution may conflict with any form of national law. 
  • Local government cannot pass laws that contradict their own state constitution or the U.S. Constitution.
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  • Federal protections for the states are guaranteed in Article IV.
  • The national government must guarantee each state a republican form of government.
  • The national government must protect states from invasion and unrest within the United States.
  • Congress has given the president authority to send federal troops to a state where there is civil unrest.
  • The national government also intervenes in states in the aftermath of natural disasters.

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  • Article IV also says that the national government has the duty to respect the territory of each state.
  • The Constitution gives Congress the power to pass laws that allow new states to join the nation.
  • Congress cannot make a state out of territory belonging to a state without its consent. 
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  • State and local governments conduct and pay for elections of all national government officials.
  • States play a key role in the process of amending the Constitution. 


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    • The national government gives money to the states through federal grants.
    • Federal grants redistribute income among the states. 
    • Federal money is granted only if the state and local governments are willing to meet certain conditions.

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  •  A mandate is a law that requires states to take on an activity that meets minimum national standards. 
  • Congressional mandates have dealt with protecting the civil rights of minorities, set environmental standards, etc.

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