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Federalism USA
Federalism USA
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Defining federalism
What is Federalism?
Forms of Government
Alternatives to Federalism
Unitary Systems:
Puts all governmental power in the central government
Britain, France, Israel, and the Philippines.
Confederations:
Advantages to Federalism
Disadvantages to Federalism
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Article I, Section 8
The enumerated powers of the central government include
the power to:
Implied Powers
The central government may make all laws
which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the enumerated
powers. (Art 1 Sec 8 (18))
The necessary and proper clause has often
been used to expand the powers of the
national government (elastic clause).
State Powers
INTERSTATE RELATIONS
INTERSTATE RELATIONS
Privileges
Is this constitutional?
3.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
(1824)
Fiscal Federalism