Principles of the U.S. ConstitutionPart 1

FEDERALISM

Topic/Objective: To identify one of the seven principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Essential Question: How does the Constitution set up a system of government that shares power between the state and federal levels?

*U.S. Constitution

1) The U.S. Constitution is the “supreme law of the land”

2) Establishes the framework for running the gov’t

*Federalism

1) Def’n - A system of government that shares power between all levels of government: National State County City Tribal

*Federalism

2) Some powers are delegated to the national gov’t and some are reserved for the states

3) States have their own laws, courts, constitutions, and elected officials

4) The Framers used federalism to structure the Constitution.

*Federalism

5) The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows for Federalism. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the

Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Division of Powers: Enumerated Powers (national) Reserved Powers (state) Concurrent Powers (nat’l & state)

*Division of Powers

1) Enumerated Powers: Powers given to the nat’l gov’t to run the country

regulating trade conducting foreign relations coin and print money declare war Establish a postal system

*Division of Powers

2) Reserved Powers: Powers not expressly given to the national government; Granted by the 10th Amendment; Powers used by the states to run more local matters setting up local governments establishing schools marriage and divorce laws holding elections regulating in-state businesses

*Division of Powers

3) Concurrent Powers: Powers shared by both the nat’l & state gov’ts:

levy taxes borrow money to run gov’t setting up courts making & enforcing laws

*Division of Powers

*Federalism

*Levels of Government★ Federal – United States

Executive-President * Legislative-Federal Congress * Judicial-Supreme & Federal Courts______________________________________________________________________________________

★ State - Arizona Executive-Governor * Legislative-State Legislature * Judicial-State Courts_______________________________________________________________________________________

★ County - MaricopaExecutive & Legislative-County Board of Supervisors * Judicial-Superior Courts___________________________________________________________________________

★ City - MesaExecutive-Mayor * Legislative-City Council * Judicial- City Courts________________________________________________________________________________________

Tribal- Executive

President

- Legislative Tribal Council

- JudicialTribal Courts