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Mrs. Turner's Constitution: The Federal System
Constitution: The Federal System
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History
7th Grade
01/29/2015

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Term
the sharing of power between different levels of government (national, state, local)
Definition
What is the "federal system?"
Term
They wanted power to be shared so the national government would not become too powerful. The idea was to give more power to the states.
Definition
Why was the Constitution written to share power between the states and the national government?
Term
national
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): declare war
Term
state
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): manage schools
Term
state
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): issue licenses
Term
state
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): conduct elections
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national
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): print money
Term
state
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): handle trade within the state
Term
national
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): create military
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national
Definition
Name who has this power (national or state): create post offices
Term
both can tax, setup courts, build highways, borrow money, make laws, enforce laws
Definition
List powers shared between the national government and the states.
Term
Congress
Definition
Who has the power to declare war?
Term
Congress
Definition
Who has the power to print money?
Term
Congress and the states themselves
Definition
Under whose approval must new states have before they can be created?
Term
Congress
Definition
Who has control over the post offices?
Term
Congress
Definition
Who has control over when the Electoral College votes for the President?
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