Chapter 3 Flashcards
Federal system
Shares powers with states or provinces
Unitary System
All authority lies working the central government
Reserved power
Reserved to the states or to the people
Enumerated powers
Powers that are granted to congress
14th amendment
No state shall enforce a law that abridges the privileges of US citizens
Fifteenth Government
Right to vote
17th Amendment
State governments have a role in choosing federal law makers
16th amendment
Income tax
Confederal system
Limited range of central government
“Necessary and proper clause”
Empowers congress to make all laws “necessary and proper”
Supremacy clause
All treaties and federal laws, shall be the supreme law of the land
Wickard v. Filburn
Congress can make laws if they have a substantial economic effect on interstate commerce
Dual federalism
Leaves domestic policy to states
Commerce Clause
Congress regulates commerce with foreign nations and among the states
