Name _______________________
Date________________________
Bell Ringer: Can you think of a law that differs from one state to the other?
UNIT 4-FEDERALISM
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The Federal System
 First type of government in ______________was based mostly on
state government
 Before the revolution American was made up of _________ colonies
which were ruled by England
 Following the Revolutionary War, these colonies (now called states)
basically _____________________________
 They ___________ a strong central government like the one they
lived under _______________ rule
 However…they realized that the weak national government of the
Articles could not survived so the _____________________ was
written
The Constitution
 Defines the powers of the ___________government and individual
_____________ governments
 The division of power between the nation government and the state
governments is called The Federal System or ____________________
 Power is _________________ between the national and state
governments
 Sharing power allows the ________________________ to have the
power it needs to run the whole country but allows each state to set
most of its own laws
Delegated vs Reserved Powers
 Delegated Powers =__________________________
 Reserved Powers =___________________________
 Most of the laws that affect your daily life are state laws
DRAW CHART
IV.
Powers
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Print Money
Issue licenses
Regulate trade and business within the state
Regulate trade and business between different states and other countries
Declare war
Make treaties
Establish local governments
Conduct elections
Education Policy
Establishing post offices
Concurrent Powers= Shared powers
Collecting _______________
_______________ roads
Borrowing ________________
________________ courts
Make and ____________________________laws
Spend money for the _______________________
Answer in 25 words…Why do you think the founding fathers added the tenth
amendment to the Constitution?