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Transcript of American Government McGraw- Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Concurrent Powers Both may...
Am
erican Governm
ent A
merican G
overnment
McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998
Concurrent Powers
Both may taxBoth may borrow moneyBoth may establish and maintain
courtsBoth may make and enforce lawsBoth may take property for public
purposesBoth may spend for general welfare
Powers Reserved to the State
To regulate intrastate commerceTo establish local governmentsTo protect the health, safety, welfare,
and morals of its citizensTo ratify amendmentsTo conduct electionsTo specify conditions for suffrage
(except for specific prohibitions in the constitution
To change state constitutions and governments3
Powers Delegated to the National Government
Powers Delegated to the National Government
To taxTo regulate interstate and foreign
commerceTo borrow and coin moneyTo declare warTo raise and support an armyTo maintain a navyTo provide for a militiaTo govern territories and propertyTo define and punish piracies and
other felonies on the high seasTo establish post offices and post
roadsTo grant patents and copyrightsTo fix standards of weights and
measuresTo make all laws necessary and
proper to carry out the above
To taxTo regulate interstate and foreign
commerceTo borrow and coin moneyTo declare warTo raise and support an armyTo maintain a navyTo provide for a militiaTo govern territories and propertyTo define and punish piracies and
other felonies on the high seasTo establish post offices and post
roadsTo grant patents and copyrightsTo fix standards of weights and
measuresTo make all laws necessary and
proper to carry out the above
Prohibitions on the National Government
Direct taxes must be proportionate to population of states (changed by Sixteenth Amendment, 1913)
Bill of Rights may not be abridgedPreference may not be given to one
state over another in matters of commerce
State boundaries cannot be changed without consent of states involved
Newly admitted states cannot be placed on a plane of inequality
Prohibitions on Both the National Government and the States
May not tax exportsMay not grant titles of nobility
Prohibitions on the States
May not enter into treatiesMay not coin money, keep troops or
ships of war in time of peaceMay not pass laws impairing
obligations of contractMay not tax importsMay not violate Federal Constitution
or obstruct Federal laws
CONSTITUTION
From McKenna: The Drama of Democracy, 3rd Ed.
Am
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Sources: Adapted from Daniel J. Elazar, Exploring Federalism (Tuscaloosa, AL:University of Alabama Press, 1987), pp. 43–44; The World Almanac, 1996 (Mahwah, NJ: World Almanac Books, 1995).
Federal SystemsPopulation Area
Name (thousands) (sq. mi.)
Argentine Republic 34,293 1,065,189
Commonwealth of Australia 18,322 2,966,200
Federal Republic of Austria 7,987 32,374
Brazil 160,737 3,286,470
Canada 28,435 3,849,000
The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros 549 838
Germany 81,338 137,838
Republic of India 936,546 1,266,595
Malaysia 19,724 127,316
United Mexican States 93,986 761,604
Federal Republic of Nigeria 101,232 356,667
Islamic Republic of Pakistan 131,542 307,374
Russian Federation 149,909 6,592,800
Swiss Confederation 7,085 15,941
United Arab Emirates 2,925 32,000
United States of America 263,814 3,618,770
Republic of Venezuela 21,005 352,143
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Delegated, reserved, and concurrent powers
Delegated Powers Reserved Powers Concurrent Powers(Exclusively Federal) (State Powers) (Shared by Both)
War powers Education Taxing
Treaties Marriage and divorce Road building
Mail delivery Drinking age Punishing lawbreakers
Coining, printing money Traffic laws Social welfare programs
Interstate commerce Local business regulations
Tariffs
From McKenna: The Drama of Democracy, 3rd Ed.
Am
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ent A
merican G
overnment
McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States 1995 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995), Table No. 489.
1990 per capita general expenditures, selected states
Per Capita GeneralState Rank Expenditures, 1990
Alaska 1 $8,253Hawaii 2 4,365Wyoming 3 3,528New York 4 3,391Rhode Island 7 2,741Washington 14 2,340Maryland 21 2,057South Dakota 33 1,841Mississippi 44 1,708Nevada 45 2,280Tennessee 47 2,020Florida 48 2,017Texas 49 1,948Missouri 50 1,875