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Federalism
CHAPTER 4 WARM-UP
Imagine you are in each of the situations below and you want someone to help
you address it. Would you contact someone at the local, state, or federal level?
Then explain why you picked that level of government.
Situation #1: There is a huge pothole in the road in front of your house
Situation #2: You think someone is stealing the mail from your mailbox
Situation #3: When you were looking for an apartment, you feel sure a
property manger turned you down because of your race or national
origin.
Situation #4: You live a mile of a nuclear weapons plant and you learned
that a fifth neighbor has become very ill
Situation #5: You want to get married
Situation #6: You want to object to how high your taxes are
FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
Federalism
them
National Powers
The Constitution grants both expressed and
Concurrent Powers
Shared powers between the federal government and state
government
Denied Powers
The Constitution denies power to all levels of
government
4. In your opinion, has the federalist system worked the way that the
Answer all questions in two sentences, one to answer the question. Your
second sentence should be used to explain your answer. You have 10
minutes.
government:
Federal Aid
The national government has always provided
purposes
issues? Explain
Crime
Protecting life and property is the responsibility of state and
local governments
States call laws that protect citizens from certain crimes criminal
codes
Environment
States try to preserve their natural resources by regulating air
the states
another state
Interstate Compacts
The Constitution requires the states to settle their differences
another
States fight over boundary lines
National Policies
Public policy is created at the national level and states follow
The national government may impose policies on states if it
The Court has interpreted the term commerce to mean almost any
The Court has also issued few ruling that limit the legislative
They believe that the 10th amendment sets clear limits on the
They believe that the state and local governments are closer to
They believe that under the elastic clause the powers expressly