How does the Constitution fight tyranny?
Lets create a new government for
the nation but keep the state
governments too. That way they can
limit each other’s powers. We’ll call
the national or central government
the FEDERAL government. So we can
call this system FEDERALISM.
Federalism – Divides government into two levels
The U.S. government
(a national, central or
federal government)
POWER
Examples of their powers: declare war, post office,
print and coin money, make immigration laws, etc…
State governments
(50 of them today!)
Examples of their powers: hold elections, establish
schools, set up local governments, etc…
Federalism and State/Local
Government
Federalism
Federalism
ACTIVITY 1
FEDERALISM:
Vocabulary Terms
Notebook
p.53
Brainstorm Box
List all the words you “see” inside of each of the vocabulary terms. This
will help us decipher their meaning. See “Enumerated” as an example…
Enumerated
numerator
number
rated
Delegated
Reserved
Concurrent
ACTIVITY 1
FEDERALISM:
Vocabulary Terms
Notebook
p.54
Brainstorm Box
List all the words you “see” inside of each of the vocabulary terms. This
will help us decipher their meaning. See “Enumerated” as an example…
Elastic
Implied
Supremacy
Clause
FEDERALISM: Vocabulary Terms
concurrent powers
enumerated powers
delegated powers
reserved powers
implied powers
elastic clause
supremacy clause
ACTIVITY 1
Update Glossary
38. Delegated powers
39. Reserved powers
40. Concurrent powers
99. Enumerated powers
ACTIVITY 1
Update Glossary
99. Enumerated powers
100. Implied powers
101. Elastic clause
102. Supremacy clause
ACTIVITY 1
Delegated powers
Reserved powers
ACTIVITY 1
Post these on
the
“Constitution
Tree”
Concurrent powers
Enumerated powers
Implied powers
ACTIVITY 2
Vote with your feet!
There are signs for each level of government: local, state and
federal. As the service or function of government appears on
the screen, choose which level of government do you think
should solve that problem by standing by that sign.
Example: “Hire teachers for schools” (Go to the corner of
the room where you find the government that you think
should do this job).
ACTIVITY 2
Vote
with
your
feet!
(Exit Door)
federal
(Mr.Q’s desk)
Both state
and federal
(To Science lab)
state
(Windows)
(Bathroom)
local
ACTIVITY 2
Vote with your feet!
• “Hire teachers for schools” • “Make marriage laws”
• “Train soldiers for war”
• “Collect taxes on
foreign or imported
• “Fix highways”
goods”
• “Arrest drivers that are speeding”
• “”
• “Print money”
• “Arrest shoplifters”
• “Arrest kidnappers”
ACTIVITY 2
Vote with your feet!
• What criteria or basis did you use to make your
decision? …For example, why did you choose federal
and not state?
• What information would help you make a better
choice?
FEDERALISM GAME
ACTIVITY 3
Three Players
1. One person is the “Federal Govt.” and has the “Enumerated Powers” stack.
2. Second person is the “State Govt.” and has the “Reserved Powers” stack.
3. Third person has all the cards from the deck and is the judge or referee.
How to Play
The judge will take out a “citizen need for services” card and after it is read, the
“Federal” and “State” students will debate to see who has the best argument for
getting this card. The judge will assign the winner of the card. In between the two
debaters are the “Concurrent Powers” stack and the “Local Govt.” stack. If neither
the “State” or “Federal” students wants this function then they can “share” it
(“Concurrent Power”) or “send it to the “Local Govt.” The winner is the student with
the most cards at the end of the game. Both debaters get a list of the “Enumerated
Powers” of the Constitution to use as a debate resource.
If a “Supremacy Clause” or an “Elastic Clause/Implied Powers” wild card is drawn, it
will go the “Federal” student. If the judge declares a tie, the “Federal” student can
use his “Supremacy Clause” wild card to break the tie and get the card. In order to
use the “Elastic Clause/Implied Powers” card, the “Federal” student must argue that
it is somehow connected to one of the Enumerated Powers on the list.
Game Board
Services
cards
Judge or
referee
ACTIVITY 3
“State”
Student
“Federal”
Student
Local Govt.
Stack
Delegated
Powers
Stack
Concurrent
Powers
Stack
Reserved
Powers
Stack
ACTIVITY 3
ACTIVITY 3
Discuss and Analyze the Functions
of Local, State, and National
Governments
National
Government
State
Government
Local
Government
ACTIVITY 3
1.Coin and print $
2.Declare war
3.Foreign relations
(numbered
or listedcommerce
powers)
4.Regulate interstate
EnUmerated PowerS
“Implied Powers”
(elastic clause)
Concurrent
Powers
*Taxes
(shared)
*Criminal
& Civil law
*Taxes
Federalism
*Run
Elections
ReServed
Powers
*Schools
(reserved or saved
for)
*Marriage laws
*Regulate internal commerce
Why is it called the “Elastic Clause”?
Article 1, Section 8,
Clause #18 of the
Constitution
*Helps “stretch
and expand”
the Federal
Government’s
powers
EnUmerated PowerS
Concurrent
(numbered or listed powers) Powers
(shared)
“Implied Powers”
(elastic clause)
Federalism
ReServed Powers
(reserved or saved for)
Exit Slip – Ticket out the door!
Name ONE Enumerated Power
Name ONE Reserved Power
Define: Supremacy Clause or Elastic Clause
Name ONE Enumerated
Power
Name ONE Reserved
Power
Define either
“Supremacy Clause” or
“Elastic Clause”