WGU C963 FINAL AMERICAN POLITICS AND
THE US CONSTITUTION COMPREHENSIVE
◉ Characteristics of a federal system of government (federalism).
Answer: 1. national government: war, federal job, property banking,
insurance, and state government: licenses, education elections
2. NO changes to be made to the constitution
3. checks and balances to both national and state level
4. conflicts between state and federal governments are adjudicated
by federal courts, with the US Supreme Court e the final arbiter.
◉ Advantages of a federal system. Answer: 1. Innovative ways that
they deal with problems
2. States can adopt a few conditions and design programs that are
best fit for them.
3. state can add to a national program if need to.
4. protection against oppression with divided power.
,◉ Disadvantages of federal system. Answer: 1. voters are less willing
to pay to avoid problems with negotiating consequences in another
state.
2. Every state needs educational, transactional dept., Medicaid,
unemployment benefits, and another job= cost.
◉ Implied power. Answer: the the the the the the power that
Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution
(not in the constitution but necessary. Example min. Wage,
maximum hours worked in federal aid programs. etc.)
◉ inherent powers. Answer: Exist due to the country's existence.
Examples: immigration, borders, expanding territories, etc.
◉ Enumerated Powers. Answer: Powers in the constitution
Ex: Declare war, lay and collect taxes.
◉ Powers held by legislative branch. Answer: Make laws,
, deal with international trade between states, declare war, approve
treaties by 2/3 vote, fail-safe for the electoral college
◉ Implied power examples. Answer: create an interstate highway
system; outlaw discrimination in public places regulates banks,
minimum wage
◉ inherent powers examples. Answer: Acquire new territory,
conduct foreign affairs, borders, and countries' defense.
◉ enumerated powers examples. Answer: power to collect taxes,
coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare
war.
◉ Commerce Clause. Answer: The clause states that Congress can
regulate interstate and international commerce.
◉ Gibbons v. Ogden. Answer: This case involved New York trying to
grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New
Jersey. Judge Marshal, of the Supreme Court, sternly reminded the
state of New York that the Constitution gives Congress alone the
control of interstate commerce. Marshal's decision, in 1824, was a
major blow on states' rights.
THE US CONSTITUTION COMPREHENSIVE
◉ Characteristics of a federal system of government (federalism).
Answer: 1. national government: war, federal job, property banking,
insurance, and state government: licenses, education elections
2. NO changes to be made to the constitution
3. checks and balances to both national and state level
4. conflicts between state and federal governments are adjudicated
by federal courts, with the US Supreme Court e the final arbiter.
◉ Advantages of a federal system. Answer: 1. Innovative ways that
they deal with problems
2. States can adopt a few conditions and design programs that are
best fit for them.
3. state can add to a national program if need to.
4. protection against oppression with divided power.
,◉ Disadvantages of federal system. Answer: 1. voters are less willing
to pay to avoid problems with negotiating consequences in another
state.
2. Every state needs educational, transactional dept., Medicaid,
unemployment benefits, and another job= cost.
◉ Implied power. Answer: the the the the the the power that
Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution
(not in the constitution but necessary. Example min. Wage,
maximum hours worked in federal aid programs. etc.)
◉ inherent powers. Answer: Exist due to the country's existence.
Examples: immigration, borders, expanding territories, etc.
◉ Enumerated Powers. Answer: Powers in the constitution
Ex: Declare war, lay and collect taxes.
◉ Powers held by legislative branch. Answer: Make laws,
, deal with international trade between states, declare war, approve
treaties by 2/3 vote, fail-safe for the electoral college
◉ Implied power examples. Answer: create an interstate highway
system; outlaw discrimination in public places regulates banks,
minimum wage
◉ inherent powers examples. Answer: Acquire new territory,
conduct foreign affairs, borders, and countries' defense.
◉ enumerated powers examples. Answer: power to collect taxes,
coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare
war.
◉ Commerce Clause. Answer: The clause states that Congress can
regulate interstate and international commerce.
◉ Gibbons v. Ogden. Answer: This case involved New York trying to
grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New
Jersey. Judge Marshal, of the Supreme Court, sternly reminded the
state of New York that the Constitution gives Congress alone the
control of interstate commerce. Marshal's decision, in 1824, was a
major blow on states' rights.
