Our Federal System of Government

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• The Constitution of the United States of America
  provides for a federal system of government in
  which power is shared between the states and the
  national government
• The Constitution of the United States of America
  establishes a federal form of government in which
  the national government is supreme.
• The powers not given to the national government
  by the Constitution of the United States of
  America are reserved to the states or people.

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• powers of national government
• Expressed powersPowers directly stated in the
  Constitution of the United States of America,
  such as the power to levy and collect taxes, make
  war, and regulate trade among the states
• Implied powersPowers reserved by the national
  government but not specifically listed source
  for implied powers is the elastic clause or
  necessary and proper clause (Article I, Sec. 8)
  
• Inherent powersPowers that the national
  government may exercise simply because it is the
  national government, such as establishment of
  diplomatic relations and regulation of
  immigration

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• Areas where powers are shared
• Taxation, Education policy, Criminal justice
  laws
• Conflicts between the state and national
  authority in a federal system are found in
  concurrently held powers.
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• Powers denied to both the national and state
  governments
• Ex post facto laws
• Tax on exports
• federalism is not a static relationship between
  levels of government. The distribution of power
  between the states and the national government is
  the source of considerable political debate.

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• Identify powers denied to both the national and
  state governments
•   Ex post facto laws
• Tax on exports

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• Federalism is not a static relationship between
  levels of government. The distribution of power
  between the states and the national government is
  the source of considerable political debate.

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