Outline

Outline

I.               Government Powers

a.     Expressed powers are the powers directly stated in the Constitution

b.     Implied Powers- powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers not defined in the Constitution

c.      Inherent Powers- Powers that the national government gets because they’re a government

d.     Reserved Powers- Powers not listed in the Constitution but that are granted to the states

e.     Supremacy Clause- No state law or state constitution may conflict with national law

f.      Concurrent Powers- The powers that both national and state governments have

g.     Denied Powers- Denies certain powers to all levels of governments(taxing exports and interfering with ability of states to carry out responsibilities)

II.             Obligations to the States

a.     National government must guarantee each state a republican government

b.     National government must protect states from invasion and domestic violence

c.      An attack on a state by a foreign power is considered an attack on the US

d.     President can send troops to aid states

e.     National government also sends troops to aid after natural disaster

f.      National government must protect integrity of each state

III.           Obligations of the States

a.     State and local governments conduct and pay for elections of all officials

b.     State legislatures can fix the “times, places, and manner” of elections

c.      No amendment can be made without state approval

IV.            Supreme Court as Umpire

a.     Supreme Court settles disputes between state and national governments

b.     National government is supreme to state