Chapter 4
Topic/Objective: Federalism
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Essential Question(s): How does Federalism describe the division of power in the US government? What is the Full Faith
and Credit Clause? What is the difference between expressed, concurrent, and reserved powers?
Vocabulary:
Section 1: Federalism: The Division of Power
Name the three reasons that limited government was important to the Framers.
Division of Powers
Federalism Defined
What is Federalism?
Delegated powers
Powers of the National Government
Explain Expressed Powers.
The Implied Powers
What are Implied Powers?
What is the “necessary and proper clause?”
The Inherent Powers
What are Inherent Powers?
Powers Denied to the National Government
Name five of the powers denied to the national government.
Powers reserved to the States
What are reserved powers?
Give three examples of a reserved power.
Delegates (not the people)
Shared Powers
What are exclusive powers?
What are concurrent powers?
The Supremacy Clause
What is the Supremacy Clause?
What is the significance of the Supremacy Clause?
Section 2: The National Government and the 50 States
What are the obligations of the national government to the state governments?
Admitting New States
What is the one restriction the Constitution places on admitting states to the union?
What is the enabling act?
What is an act of admission?
Cooperative Federalism
What are grants-in-aid programs?
What is revenue sharing?
What are categorical grants?
What are block grants?
What are project grants?
Section 3: Interstate Relations
What are interstate compacts?
Explain the Full Faith and Credit Clause
What are the two exceptions to the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
What is extradition?
What is the privileges and immunities clause?
Summary: (Use guiding questions)