GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Thirteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Missouri Compromise, Desegregation
5 Mar 2018
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A form of government that divides sovereign powers across at least two political units. Important in determining what division gets what power and how much of it. Levels of government and their degrees of autonomy. National government: national defense and foreign policy. State and local: conducting elections, police powers. Make laws necessary and proper to carry out these powers. May exert powers the constitution does not delegate to the national government or does not prohibit the states from using. Spend money for the general welfare; take private property for public purposes, with just compensation. May not enter into treaties with other countries. May not use money from the treasury without an appropriation from congress. May not interfere with contracts, may not suspend a person"s rights without due process. Unitary government: power centralized within national government. Confederal government: states have most of the power and can often veto actions of central government.
