Ch. 4-sec. 1 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Powers reasonably thought to be granted, but not spelled out specifically, in the Constitution. | implied powers |
| Powers granted to the national government in the Constitution. | delegated powers |
| Powers that belong to the national government because it is a sovereign state | inherent powers |
| Powers spelled out in the Constitution | expressed powers |
| Powers possessed and exercised by both national and state governments | concurrent powers |
| Powers given to the states that have not been granted to the national government nor denied to the states (Is it reserved, exclusive or concurrent?) | reserved powers |
| Powers that belong only to the national government (Is it reserved, exclusive or concurrent?) | exclusive powers |
| Powers that both the national and state governments may exercise (Is it reserved, exclusive or concurrent?) | concurrent powers |
| The powers of the federal government to direct foreign affairs and coin money (Is it reserved, exclusive or concurrent?) | exclusive powers |
| The powers to collect taxes and set up courts (Is it reserved, exclusive or concurrent?) | concurrent powers |
| The powers to establish public schools and license professionals (Is it reserved, exclusive or concurrent?) | reserved powers |
| The constitutional clause that gives Congress the power to make all laws “necessary and proper” for executing its powers and is the basis of many implied powers. | Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause) |
| The constitutional clause that establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. | National Supremacy Clause (found in Article VI) |
| What is federalism? | A system of government in which powers are divided between a central (national ) government and several local governments |
| Why did the founding fathers choose federalism as our form of government? | It was a compromise at the Constitutional Convention to provide a government strong enough to keep the country united but limited in power so it could not take away individual liberty |
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