PPT-Powers of Governments Basic Powers of Government

Power is the ability to command or prevent action the ability to achieve a desired end Every government has and exercises three basic kinds of power 1 legislative power the power to make laws and to frame public policies. 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.. 4.1 The Division of Power. Focus Your Thoughts. “. A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away. .”. Barry Goldwater. Think about this quote . . . . What does it mean? Do you agree? . 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. Constitution . Vocab. Powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.. Delegated Powers. Are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.. Most of these are found in the first three articles.. Checks and Balances. Whose got the power???. Key Question. What are the two most important powers a government can have?. What are the two most important powers a government can have?. Power of the SWORD. 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 . Congressional Power— Congressional power is limited by the fact that it has only those powers . delegated. to it by the Constitution.. Congress cannot create national public . schools. .. Congress cannot require people to . Quiz Notes. Popular sovereignty – belief that the people hold the final ruling power. Voter registration – state requirement to sign up to vote in advance of an election. Electoral college – people elected by state voters to choose the President. Everything You Need To Know About Separation Of Powers To Succeed In AP Gov. A Brief Intro. What is it?. Dividing (separating) government powers among different branches of government. What is the purpose of it?. The units of local governments in Virginia are political subdivisions created by the General Assembly.. The units of local government in Virginia are counties, towns, and cities. Local governments exercise legislative, executive, and judicial powers.. 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. 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. Section 1. Government and the State. What is government. ?:. Government is an institution . through which . a . society makes and . e. nforces i. ts . public policies.. The Public policies of a government are, in short, all of those things a.