Substitute Day: 9-28-15

9/28/2015

iCivics: Intro to FederalisM

Direction: Go to the following link. iCivics:PowerPlay and complete the video game regarding federal powers and state powers. This is an basic introduction to Federalism. in our next class period when I return. We will finish analyzing the U.S. constitution and we will begin to analyzing federalism.

iCivics: PowerPlay

Post-game questions.

Directions: In the comment section of this blog post, answer the following questions.

What are some powers that the government has?
What is the difference between the federal government and state governments? The federal government has authority over the entire nation; state governments have authority within state borders.
Do state governments and the federal government have different powers? Do they share any? The Constitution delegates some powers to the federal government. All the rest are reserved to the states. Some powers, like the power to tax, are shared.
What was your goal in this game? (Answer like this: “To find arguments that _____.”)
To find arguments that supported the side the student was playing for. In this game you had to take a stand for state or federal government power. How was that different from the way state and federal power works in real life? In real life, many government powers are shared.
Did any of the arguments you saw in the game seem unreasonable to you?
What might happen if all government power belonged to the federal government? To the states?
Some things to consider include the nation’s ability to protect itself; the need for certain rules to be uniform across the country (i.e., immigration); people’s desire for as much individual freedom as possible; regional differences among states and populations

When you leave a comment, please make sure you include your first and last name.

After you finish today's activity.

Once you have finish the iCivics game and answer the questions in the comment, you need to finish the Weaknesses of the Confederations activity.
If you have submitted that, you need to log into My.Poli.Sci.Lab and finish exams, quiz, or read the textbook. you have and exam over the constitution Monday, October 5th.

18 Comments

Jonathan St. Mary

9/28/2015 09:24:43 am

this is an example of me leaving a comment.

tatiana martinez

9/28/2015 10:10:55 am

the federal government has laws which the nation has to follow where the state government has its own laws

9/28/2015 10:07:38 am

the government has the power to collect taxes

9/28/2015 10:21:17 am

This is great, but please answer 1-7

Al Eschenfelder

9/28/2015 10:22:48 am

1. The power to collect taxes, and imply national laws.
2.State governments know what their state needs specifically.
3.Yes state governments have different powers than that of the national government and some powers are shared.
4.My goal was to find standpoints for state independence and topics that would weaken state governments.
5. Some points were hard to argue because of the fact that a national government would be more beneficial or supportive behind certain topics.
6.Some were kind of weak for my argument and didn't really make sense.
7.If federal government ruled all states All the states would most likely have the same regulations and things would be combined to simplify the laws and regulations of states and there would be no independent laws in states. If State Governments thrived there would be more closely related laws and regulations for that distinct state, and they would be able to control what happens in their borders there would probably be a whole lot of conflict if either side had full power.

9/28/2015 10:30:37 am

I really like your answer to number 7. I especially think it is important for state to have autonomy because each state has local issue that only apply to their boundaries. For example, water usage is something a state should control.

zaccary curtis

9/28/2015 10:23:04 am

1.declaring war on other nations, printing money, establishing and supporting military forces
2.The differences between federal and state courts are defined mainly by jurisdiction.
3.they share the power to tax.
4.to find arguments that supported the states to win
5.both sides were trying to win and i won in the game!
6.no every argument was very fair i believe for my side to win.
7.if federal government ruled all states all the states would most likely have the same rules and things would be regulated by the government. There would be some corruption because because in the Constitution it states the federal gov shall not over rule state powers

9/28/2015 10:37:27 am

For your response for number 7, I would consider how easy it is for a state legislature to respond to local issues vs the time it would take for the National government to respond to something that is effecting the state level. It easier for a state to monitor issues and allocate the necessary measures in their own government. But if a bill was presented to the national level it may take months or years for Congress to move a piece of legislature through each house and move it to the President's desk. There's more politics the higher we go in our government.

Rebecca Hernandez

9/28/2015 10:24:42 am

1. Federal and State government.
2.The difference from federal and state government is that federal make up the rules for the whole nation and treat everyone the same with the same laws. State government is only able to rule over only their state and their people.
3. The Constitution delegates some powers to the federal government. All the rest are reserved to the states. Some powers, like the power to tax, are shared.
4.To find arguments that will go with my type of government.
5. In real life, many government powers are shared.
6.yes
7.Nation’s ability to protect itself; the need for certain rules to be uniform across the country (i.e., immigration); people’s desire for as much individual freedom as possible; regional differences among states and populations.

St. Mary

9/28/2015 10:31:10 am

Please reconsider your answer for number 1

Leticia Macedo

9/28/2015 10:48:08 am

I lost.... Now what do i do?

9/28/2015 10:52:18 am

Please answer question 1-7 and write the answer in the comments.

9/28/2015 10:52:58 am

Look at the other comments to get an idea of what to do.

Israel L.

9/28/2015 10:53:22 am

1) regulate commerce, declare war, declare bankruptcy, print money & regulate its value.
2)Federal government is concerned with the nation as a whole, while state governments are only concerned with their state and citizens.
3)yes they do, the federal government and the state government share the power to collect taxes, build roads, and borrow money.
4) the goal of the game was to argue for one side, whether it was federal or state.
5) this is different from real life because there has been compromises made and not all powers are specifically for one or the other.
6) yes, they were either stating an argument that argued for the other stance or they were weakly formed.
7) Subjects such as immigration and war would have conflicts and many people would argue about decisions being made by one power.

Teresa Landeros

9/28/2015 10:56:30 am

1. The government has power to print money,declare war,and collect taxes
2.The difference between state and federal is that state only focuses on their specific state and their needs.
3. State government and federal government have different powers but they also share powers such as collecting taxes or building roads
4.To find arguments that support and strengthen state government
5.In real life governments share many powers
6.Some of the points I was arguing for did seem unreasonable
7.There would be a lot of issues caused by one or the other having all powers. The powers are divided because some things need to be regulated if the state government had all the power each individual state would be very different and cause confusion

9/28/2015 10:59:57 am

1. Declare war, provide an army and navy, and make laws necessary and proper to carry out the these powers.
2. Federal government makes laws that apply to everyone in the United States. State and local government laws apply to people who live or work in a particular state, commonwealth, territory, county, city, municipality, town, township or village.
3. yes they both share differences and similarities.
4. To learn the arguments in both sides.
5. It was different and i lost.
6. Some of the arguments were kind of confusing and made no sense to me.
7. It would cause conflicts over political issues.

Jonathan

9/28/2015 11:15:40 am

Please elaborate on number 7

alondra cazares link

10/1/2015 08:52:17 pm

1. The power to print money, and suggest national laws.
2. State only focuses on their specific state and their needs
3. Yes they do both of them share power to collect taxes, build roads, and borrow money.
4. My goal was to find the argument that most fit either state or federal.
5. Some argument where hard to decide whether they were federal or state.
6. Yes, some where weak and were unreasonable.
7. They would be confusion on whether who has greater power over who. The states would all be different and the outcome would just be excruciating.