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Fox: Power Split

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LENGTH

12 Minutes

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Description

Join Fox and step inside a system where power is never in one place. Sort responsibilities, resolve conflicts, and activate solutions as you guide laws through obstacles and challenges. From national decisions to local actions, see how different levels of government connect, and how working together is the only way to solve bigger problems.

Vocabulary Words

Commerce Clause

Concurrent Powers

Constitution

Delegated Powers

Federal Government

Federalism

Local Government

National Government

Necessary and Proper Clause

Power (Divided vs. Shared)

State Government

Supremacy Clause

Tenth Amendment

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Federalism. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national and state governments.

The Constitution gives the national government certain delegated powers.

The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the national government to the states or the people.

Some powers are concurrent, meaning they are shared by both national and state governments.

Federalism allows state governments to address local needs while remaining part of a larger national system.

Local governments receive their authority from state governments and carry out many policies and services closest to citizens.

The Supremacy Clause establishes that the Constitution and federal laws take priority over conflicting state laws.

Federalism requires cooperation and negotiation among national, state, and local governments.

Federalism was designed to prevent the concentration of power while preserving an effective national government.

Conflicts over federalism often involve disagreements about which level of government has authority over a public issue.

The Necessary and Proper Clause and the Commerce Clause have affected the balance of power between national and state governments.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

If the federal government says one thing and your state government says the opposite, who do you think should win? Why? Which level of government (Local, State, or National) do you think affects your daily life the most? (Think about school, roads, and currency). Why did the Founders think it was a good idea to split power up rather than giving it all to one group?

After the Game

How does the Necessary and Proper Clause allow the national government to stretch its power? What is an example of this in the game? What is one Concurrent Power (shared by both state and federal)?

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