How does the Constitution fight tyranny?

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 FEDERALISM.

Federalism – Divides government into two levels

POWER

The U.S. government (a national, central or federal government)

Examples of their powers: declare war, post office, print and coin money, make immigration laws, etc…

State governments (50 of them today!)

Examples of their powers: hold elections, establish schools, set up local governments, etc…

Federalism and State/Local Government

One Nation…

One Nation…

Federalism

Federalism …but also 50 states!

FEDERALISM: Vocabulary Terms

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Enumeratednumeratornumberrated

Delegated

Reserved Concurrent

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List all the words you “see” inside of each of the vocabulary terms. This will help us decipher their meaning. See “Enumerated” as an example…

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FEDERALISM: Vocabulary Terms

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Elastic Implied

Supremacy Clause

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List all the words you “see” inside of each of the vocabulary terms. This will help us decipher their meaning. See “Enumerated” as an example…

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Now let’s figure out what they mean…

concurrent powersenumerated powersdelegated powersreserved powersimplied powerselastic clause supremacy clause

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38. Delegated powers

39. Reserved powers

40. Concurrent powers

99. Enumerated powers

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99. Enumerated powers

100. Implied powers

101. Elastic clause

102. Supremacy clause

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Delegated powers

Reserved powers

Concurrent powers

Enumerated powers

Implied powers

ACTIVITY 1Post these on

the “Constitution

Tree”

Vote with your feet!ACTIVITY 2

There are signs for each level of government: local, state and federal. As the service or function of government appears on the screen, choose which level of government do you think should solve that problem by standing by that sign.

Example: “Hire teachers for schools” (Go to the corner of the room where you find the government that you think should do this job).

Vote with your feet!ACTIVITY 2

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(Mr.Q’s desk)

local

Vote with your feet!ACTIVITY 2

• “Train soldiers for war”

• “Hire teachers for schools”

• “Fix highways”

• “Arrest drivers that are speeding”• “Print money”• “Arrest shoplifters”• “Arrest kidnappers”

• “Make marriage laws”

• “Collect taxes on foreign or imported

goods”• “”

Vote with your feet!ACTIVITY 2

• What criteria or basis did you use to make your decision? …For example, why did you choose federal and not state?

• What information would help you make a better choice?

FEDERALISM GAME ACTIVITY 3Three Players1. One person is the “Federal Govt.” and has the “Enumerated Powers” stack. 2. Second person is the “State Govt.” and has the “Reserved Powers” stack. 3. Third person has all the cards from the deck and is the judge or referee. How to PlayThe judge will take out a “citizen need for services” card and after it is read, the “Federal” and “State” students will debate to see who has the best argument for getting this card. The judge will assign the winner of the card. In between the two debaters are the “Concurrent Powers” stack and the “Local Govt.” stack. If neither the “State” or “Federal” students wants this function then they can “share” it (“Concurrent Power”) or “send it to the “Local Govt.” The winner is the student with the most cards at the end of the game. Both debaters get a list of the “Enumerated Powers” of the Constitution to use as a debate resource.

If a “Supremacy Clause” or an “Elastic Clause/Implied Powers” wild card is drawn, it will go the “Federal” student. If the judge declares a tie, the “Federal” student can use his “Supremacy Clause” wild card to break the tie and get the card. In order to use the “Elastic Clause/Implied Powers” card, the “Federal” student must argue that it is somehow connected to one of the Enumerated Powers on the list.

Game Board

DelegatedPowersStack

ReservedPowers

Stack

“Federal” Student

“State” Student

Judge or referee

ConcurrentPowersStack

Local Govt.Stack

Servicescards

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National Government

State Government

Local Government

Discuss and Analyze the Functions of Local, State, and National Governments

ACTIVITY 3

Federalism

United States States

EnUmerated PowerS(numbered or listed powers)

ReServed Powers(reserved or saved for)

ConcurrentPowers(shared)“Implied Powers”

(elastic clause)

1.Coin and print $2.Declare war3.Foreign relations4.Regulate interstate commerce

*Run Elections*Schools

*Marriage laws*Regulate internal commerce*Taxes

*Criminal & Civil law

*Taxes

Why is it called the “Elastic Clause”?Article 1, Section 8,Clause #18 of the

Constitution

*Helps “stretch and expand” the Federal

Government’s powers

Federalism

United States States

EnUmerated PowerS(numbered or listed powers)

ReServed Powers(reserved or saved for)

ConcurrentPowers(shared)“Implied Powers”

(elastic clause)

Exit Slip – Ticket out the door!

Name ONE Enumerated Power

Name ONE Reserved Power

Define: Supremacy Clause or Elastic Clause

Name ONE Enumerated Power

Name ONE Reserved Power

Define either “Supremacy Clause” or

“Elastic Clause”