• Who has the power is called federalism

3.1 Conflict over Medical Marijuana

• Some states allow medical marijuana but the federal government doesn’t
• state vs national power

3.2 Federalism and the Constitution

Systems of Government

• Unitary - Central government holds the power
• Confederal - States have more power than the national government, states have sovereignty
• Federal - Authority is constitutionally divided between national and state governments

National and State Powers

• Enumerated powers - powers granted to national government in the constitution
  • Includes exclusive powers - only the national government can do
• Implied powers - powers not explicitly given
• Some powers are denied by the constitution

Commerce, Necessary and Proper, and Supremacy Clauses

• Commerce clause - Congress has poower to regulate interstate and international trade, and with tribes
• Necessary and proper clause (Elastic clause) - Congress can pass laws to carry out its enumerated powers
  • Supremacy clause - Constitution is the supreme law of the land

Powers of the State Government

• Tenth Amendments - powers that are not given to the federal govt are for the state govt
• Reserved powers - powers that were not given to the federal govt, they are the states
• Concurrent powers - allows state and federal govt to overlap