Ch 6 - Activities

Ch 6 - Warm Up Activity

Copy a Venn diagram into your notebook. Label the two outside sections of the diagram as follows: "Decisions you make for yourself" and "Decisions Parents or Guardians Make for You." Label the center section "Decisions You and Parents/guardians make together." List three decisions in each section and then answer the following questions.
1. What types of decisions do your parents or guardians make for you? What types of decisions do you make for yourself? What types of decisions do you make together?
2. Why are some decisions shared while others are not?
3. What are the benefits of making decisions this way? What are the drawbacks?
4 How do you think this system of making decisions is similar to the way power flows between national and state governments?

Section 6.2
Copy another Venn diagram into your notebook. The outer two sections of this diagram should be labeled "Expressed Powers" and "Reserved Powers." The Center section should be labeled "Concurrent Powers." Provide a definition for each and list at least two examples of powers for each part of the diagram. Also, answer this question: What are the benefits and drawbacks of a federal system?

Section 6.3
Create a timeline in your notebook, and place each of these terms along it:
• Dual federalism
• Cooperative federalism
• Regulated federalism
• New federalism

1. For each term, include the approximate dates that this type of federalism existed and a simple illustration.

2. Also briefly explain how national and state powers were defined during each period.

3. What is the difference between Regulated and New Federalism?

4. What two ingredients were used in the creation of local and state government systems during Johnsons "Great Society."

Section 6.4
Answer these questions:
1. What do state constitutions show about how power is distributed in our federal system?
2. Create an illustration that will help you remember important information about the three branches of state government. On your illustration, record notes about the role of state legislatures, state governors, and state court systems.

Section 6.5
Create a table in your notebook, briefly describing the organization and purpose of each local government system. Make a table that is 3 columns wide and 6 rows high. Across the top of your table label the columns: "Local Government System," "How Is It Organized," "What Is Its Purpose?"

Down the left column fill in the following under the "Local Government System" to identify each row:
a. Counties, parishes, and boroughs
b. Mayor-council system
c. Commission system
d. Council-manager system
e. Special-purpose districts