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POWERS OF GOVERNMENT
DELEGATED POWERS - powers given to the national government by the Constitution delegated powers of congress: - to lay an collect taxes - to coin money - to establish postal services - to declare war
CONCURRENT POWERS - powers that both the federeal and state governments have simultaneously - power to tax - power to maintain courts - power to borrow money
IMPLIED POWERS - powers that are not specifically delegated in the Constitution, but are understood to be necessary - congress establishes national parks - congress sets a federal minimum wage - congress creates federal laws against pollution
PROHIBITED POWERS - any power not granted expressly to the federal government by the Constitution is denied STATE: - keep troops/engage in war without congress' approval -to pass any taxes, except for those absolutely necessary for executing laws NATIONAL GOVERNMENT: - the imposition of taxes on goods sold to other countries
RESERVED POWERS - powers not granted to the national government/prohibited to the states are reserved for the states or the people - establish schools - establish local governments - pass statewide laws (ex. safety belt laws)
INHERENT POWERS - powers that belong to the national government because it is the government of a soveriegn nation in the world community -regulate immigration -deport undocumented aliens -acquire territory
EXPRESSED POWERS - the powers of the Constitution that are specifically granted to the branches of government or to office holders expressed powers of the vice president: 1. President of the Senate and can preside over it 2. He casts a vote in the Senate when there is a tie 3. He assumed the powers of the President upon the death, resignation or incapacitation of the President
EXCLUSIVE POWERS - powers held exclusively by the national government; are not shared with the state government - delegated powers - resevered powers
the Constitution
congress coins money
the state government cannot keep troops
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