1.7 Relationship Between States and the Federal Government

• What is federalism in a system of government?

  Power divided between federal and state governments
• Federalism is a system of government where power is divided between a national (federal) government and regional (state) governments.regional
• Order the types of powers under federalism:

  1️⃣ Enumerated powers

  2️⃣ Reserved powers

  3️⃣ Concurrent powers
• The Tenth Amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.
• What is an example of a reserved power held by the states?

  Regulating intrastate commerce
• Match the type of power with its example:

  Enumerated ↔️ Declaring war

  Implied ↔️ Creating a draft

  Inherent ↔️ Conducting foreign policy
• What is an implied power of the federal government?

  Creating a draft
• The Tenth Amendment reserves powers to the federal government.

  False
• Which type of power is not delegated to the federal government but is reserved for the states?

  Reserved powers
• Powers specifically granted by the Constitution are called enumerated
• Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states
• Concurrent powers are shared between the federal and state governments
• The distribution of powers in a federal system ensures a balance between the federal government and the states.
• Coining money, declaring war, and regulating interstate commerce are examples of enumerated powers.
• Enumerated, implied, and inherent powers enable the federal government to perform its duties and maintain national unity.
• The power to regulate interstate commerce is an enumerated power of the federal government.
• The power to establish a national bank is an implied power of the federal government.
• The Tenth Amendment reserves powers to the states or the people if they are not delegated to the federal government.
• Establishing local governments is an example of a reserved power.
• Setting traffic regulations is a reserved power related to regulating intrastate commerce.
• Concurrent powers are shared by both the federal and state governments.
• Order the levels of law from highest to lowest precedence:

  1️⃣ U.S. Constitution

  2️⃣ Federal Statutes

  3️⃣ State Constitution

  4️⃣ State Statutes

  5️⃣ Local Ordinances
• The Supremacy Clause ensures that federal laws take precedence over state laws.
• Federalism is a system where power is divided between national and state governments.
• The structure of federalism ensures a balance between national unity and state autonomy
• Match the type of delegated power with its example:

  1️⃣ Enumerated

  2️⃣ Coining money

  3️⃣ Implied

  4️⃣ Creating a draft

  5️⃣ Inherent

  6️⃣ Conducting foreign policy
• Delegated powers enable the federal government to perform its duties and maintain national unity.
• The Tenth Amendment is the basis for the powers reserved to the states
• States can govern independently on matters that primarily affect their residents, such as traffic regulations.
• Concurrent powers are powers shared by both the federal and state governments
• Match the concurrent power with its example:

  Taxation ↔️ Federal income tax

  Law Enforcement ↔️ State police

  Borrowing Money ↔️ State municipal bonds
• Law enforcement is an example of a concurrent power shared by both the federal and state governments.
• The Supremacy Clause ensures that federal laws take precedence over state laws when they conflict
• Arrange the following levels of law by precedence according to the Supremacy Clause:

  1️⃣ Federal laws and treaties

  2️⃣ State constitutions

  3️⃣ State laws
• What does the Supremacy Clause ensure in the U.S. legal system?

  Federal law prevails
• The Supremacy Clause only applies to treaties and not to federal laws.

  False
• The Supremacy Clause ensures that federal laws take precedence over state laws when there is a conflict
• Arrange the levels of law in order of precedence under the Supremacy Clause.

  1️⃣ U.S. Constitution

  2️⃣ Federal Statutes

  3️⃣ State Constitution

  4️⃣ State Statutes

  5️⃣ Local Ordinances
• What is an example where the Supremacy Clause has been invoked in a conflict between federal and state law?

  Legalization of marijuana
• The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.