Federalism

Question 1

What is Federalism?

Answer 1

-The division in sovereignty (power) between the national and state government.

Question 2

What is Unitary?

Answer 2

-Is style of govt. in which the central govt. carries out all major functions, and provisional govt. has minor tasks.

Question 3

What is Confederal?

Answer 3

• All states have their own power
• Resembles early America with the Articles of Conferderation
• National govt is weak

Question 4

In the U.S. what does the state government control?

Answer 4

• public projects
• education
• prison systems
• social welfare
• water policy

Question 5

In the U.S. what does the state government control?

Answer 5

• public projects
• education
• prison systems
• social welfare
• water policy

Question 6

In the U.S. what does the national government control?

Answer 6

• Foreign Policy
• Fiscal Policy
• Economic
• Immigration
• Healthcare
• Social Security

Question 7

What is the importance of Federalism?

Answer 7

• Affects populous daily lives, marriage, going to war
• The civil war was an example of federalism
• Decentralized power of central govt.
• With more levels of govt more opportunity for political participation.

Question 8

What is the historical importance of supremacy clause?

Answer 8

-If there is clash between national and state gov. the national govt. is supreme.

Question 9

What is the historical importance of Necessary Proper Clause?

Answer 9

• Favours national over state govt.

- Congress can create laws that are not written in the Constitution.

Question 10

What is the historical importance of 10th Amendment?

Answer 10

• All powers not given to national government by the Constituion are reserved to the people and state’s.
• grants the state’s the right to make own laws that are not provided by national govt.

Question 11

What is the historical importance of Commerce Clause?

Answer 11

-Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with for foreign nations and several states.

Question 12

What are two types of federalism?

Answer 12

• cooperative federalism

- non cooperative federalism

Question 13

What are cooperative and noncooperative federalism?

Answer 13

• relationship between states and federal law are cohesive

- states disagree with national government