Federalism Flashcards
Declares war and signs peace treaties with other nations
Federal power
The ability to collect taxes
Shared power
The ability to coin and print money
Federal power
The ability to regulate interstate and foreign trade
Federal power
The ability to establish and maintain public schools
State power
The ability to provide for the public welfare
Shared power
The ability to govern territories and admit new states
Federal power
The ability to set a standard system of weights and measures
Federal power
The ability to regulate immigration
Federal power
The ability to borrow money
Shared power
The ability to conduct elections
State power
The ability to ratify constitutional amendments
State power
The ability to make business and corporate law
State power
The ability to set up local governments
State power
The ability to charter banks
Shared power
The ability to grant patents and copyrights
Federal power
The ability to raise and support the armed forces
Federal power
The ability to establish and maintain courts
Shared power
The ability to establish a postal system
Federal power
The ability to pass marriage and divorce laws
State power
The ability to regulate trade within the state
Also known as intrastate trade
State power
The ability to make and enforce laws
Shared power
The ability to establish federal courts
Federal power
What is the definition of federalism?
The system of separate and shared powers between the federal and state governments
