PPT-1 Concurrent powers are shared between the federal government and state governments.

Concurrent powers include but are not limited to Setting up courts Creating and collecting taxes Building highways Borrowing money Making and enforcing laws Chartering banks and corporations. COMPETING APPROACHES TO FEDERALISM. Sociological Approaches. places . society at the . centre of . the analysis, and holds that ‘the essence of federalism lies not in . the constitutional . or institutional structure but in society itself. Federalism. Chapter 4 . Section 1. Powers and Responsibilities. Pages 67-71. Objectives. 1. List the powers given to the federal government and to the state governments by the Constitution.. 2. List the powers denied to the federal government and to the state governments by the Constitution.. . 2011 Clairmont Press. Distribution of Power. Governments can be classified based upon how they distribute power between central and local governments.. There are three ways:. Unitary. Confederation. Objectives:. Identify ways Constitution determines the powers of state & national governments. Understand the relationship of implied powers to enumerated powers.. Compare the contrasting forms of dual & cooperative federalism.. National vs. State Government. Federalism: The idea that both the state & national government have powers.. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/government/federalism.html. Exclusive Powers of the National and State Governments. of the Constitution . Level 1. Federalism: . a system of government that divides power between a central or national government and states. Separation of Power: . divides the government into branches . . 2011 Clairmont Press. Distribution of Power. Governments can be classified based upon how they distribute power between central and local governments.. There are three ways:. Unitary. Confederation. Articles of Confederation: guiding document for the new government post-American Revolution. No executive (leader). No court system. No way to:. Tax citizens. Resolve conflicts between states. How does the Constitution guard against tyranny?. Unitary Government. Central (national) government has all the power. state and local governments are controlled by the national. . Central gov. is must stronger than state and local.. Examples: United Kingdom, France, Sweden. . Lets create a new government for the nation but keep the state governments too. That way they can limit each other’s powers. We’ll call the national or central government the FEDERAL government. So we can call this system . Government Systems. Most large countries have several levels of government. In our case we have three. Local. State . Federal. Government Systems . Typically there are two types of government systems. Lowi. , Ginsberg, . Shepsle. , . Ansolabehere. Federalism and the Separation of Powers. Chapter 3. What is Federalism . To understand federalism, we must first understand how a unitary system works.. Under the Articles of Confederation, the Founders learned the value of a strong central government.. Under King George III, the Founders learned to fear a government with too much power.. The Founders created a central government with limited power.. National . Government. State. Government. Powers Granted. Powers Denied. Delegated Powers. Reserved Powers. Concurrent Powers. Expressed. Implied. Inherent. 10. th. Amendment. Denied:. Expressly. Silence of the Constitution.