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By sunshinecavalluzzi
On September 3, 2018
Bell Ringer: Concurrent Powers
Description
Concurrent powers are those shared by the state and federal government - as opposed to reserved powers, those belonging solely to the states pursuant to the Tenth Amendment, and exclusive powers, those articulated in the Constitution as belonging solely to the federal government. Concurrent powers include taxing, borrowing, eminent domain, establishing criminal codes and otherwise maintaining law and order, and spending to promote the general welfare of citizens.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How does the concept of concurrent powers connect to federalism?
- How is education policy an example of concurrent powers?
- What are Title IV-A funds and what are some programs for which they are used?
- What are historical examples of the federal government becoming involved in education policy to promote the general welfare of students?
- How does Secretary DeVos view the role of federal and state governments in ensuring school safety?
- AP Government - Questions to Consider: How does cooperative (marble cake) federalism reflect the concept of concurrent powers? How does the federal grant system extend the notion of concurrent powers? How have exclusive, reserved, and concurrent powers changed in scope over time? How did the New Deal and the fifth and sixth American political party systems change public perception of the role of the federal government and therefore impact the scope of concurrent powers?
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Concurrent Power
- Cooperative Federalism
- Dual Federalism
- Exclusive Power
- Federalism
- Reserved Power
- Tenth Amendment