A GOVERNMENT POWERPOINT

By: Damaris Ayodele Williams Billups

State/Nation Relationship

http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/national_govt.htm

A Long Time Ago. . . The United States use to use a

confederacy system. It wasn’t very effective. So we switched to the federal

system. Federal system-a government that

divides the powers of government between the national government and state/ provincial governments

National government State government

Coin money. Declare war. Conduct

foreign relations.

Oversee foreign and interstate trade.

Ratify amendments.

Manage public health and safety.

Oversee trade within the state.

Education

Make and enforce laws.

Tax citizens Borrow

money

Enumerated vs. Implied Powers

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401801395.htmlhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/implied-powers-of-congress-definition-examples-quiz.html

Enumerated Powers are powers given to the federal government

by the terms of the U.S. Constitution a list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of

the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authority of Congress.

Implied Powers powers not explicitly named in the

Constitution but assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I.

Basically more closely defines the enumerated powers

How is Power Shared?

First, We Must Ask. . .Who holds sovereign power in the United States?

THE PEOPLE!

Representation We, the people of the United States, elect

representatives who should best reflect our views as a nation and as groups.

We let these representatives express our choices

Checks and Balances Checks and Balances- counterbalancing

influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

We have this even system. . .

So This Doesn’t Happen