How do the different branches of our government use the powers federalism, expresses powers, implied powers, inherent powers, concurrent powers, to pass laws and establish regulations? are these powers abused or properly by our government officials? why or why not?

In addition, the U.S. Constitution grants Congress certain enumerated powers, listed in Section 8 of Article I. These powers cover a wide range of subjects, among them the authority of Congress to tax, spend, and borrow. All remaining powers belong to the states. However, the division of state and federal power is not as definitive as it might appear.The powers of Congress are augmented by the recognition that it possesses implied powers in addition to enumerated powers. Implied powers are not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but are derived from the necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8. The U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized the existence of implied powers. For example, the commerce clause empowers the federal government to “regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States…”  This now extends to an array of activities unimagined by the Framers of the Constitution and outside the scope of what most people originally considered interstate commerce. A broad interpretation of Article I’s ambiguous language, combined with the necessary and proper clause, has made the enumerated powers a springboard for increased federal authority over state and local policies.

Many powers belonging to the federal government are shared by state governments. Such powers are called concurrent powers. These include the power to tax, spend, and borrow money. State governments operate their own judicial systems, charter corporations, provide public education, and regulate property rights. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would seem to preserve broad authority to state governments: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” These reserved powers, often called the police powers, allow states to legislate and regulate to protect the health, safety, and morals of citizens. State criminal law, zoning laws, environmental protection, and blue laws (laws banning the sale of certain items on Sundays, usually alcohol) are all examples of police powers.

While the sweeping language of the Tenth Amendment suggests impressive state powers, it has done little to limit federal intervention in many policy areas that were traditionally considered exclusive to the states. For example, in the 19th century marriage and education were two areas considered off limits for the national government. However, in recent decades the federal government has become increasingly active in the regulation of these activities. The ambiguity of undefined powers inherent in federalism and our nation’s Constitution results in frequent reliance on the supremacy clause as the division of powers between federal and state governments is debated.

Texas laws and policy are strongly influenced by the federal government in two ways. For one, Texas is subject to mandates of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Texas is subject to the Bill of Rights which guarantees a broad array of civil liberties, and federal civil rights laws passed under the 14th Amendment and Commerce Clause. For example, Texas is subject to the Americans With Disabilities Act which requires "reasonable accommodations" for those with disabilities. Second, the federal government can exert enormous pressure through fiscal federalism, or the use of block and categorical grants, to persuade the state to enact particular policies. Federal funds account for the second part of the state budget.

As a result of living under the tyrannical rule of English kings, the Framers of the Constitution feared centralizing power within a single governmental institution. Therefore, when drafting the Constitution, they gave some powers exclusively to the national government, shared some powers with both the national and state governments, and reserved some powers only for state governments. Likewise, the Constitution denied powers to each level of government. This activity tests your knowledge about the distribution of power in the federal system. hope this helps :)

answer; /// slavery should be outlawed in the new country, was part of the initial draft of the declaration of independence, but not part of the final

the years following the end of world war i were a period of deep social tensions, aggrevated by high wartime inflation. food prices more than doubled between 1915 and 1920; clothing costs more than tripled. a steel strike that began in chicago in 1919 became much more than a simple dispute between labor and management. the steel strike of 1919 became the focal point for profound social anxieties, especially fears of bolshevism.

organized labor had grown in strength during the course of the war. many unions won recognition and the 12-hour workday was abolished. an 8-hour days was instituted on war contract work and by 1919, half the country's workers had a 48-hour work week.

the war's end, however, was accompanied by labor turmoil, as labor demanded union recognition, shorter hours, and raises exceeding the inflation rate. over 4 million workers--one fifth of the nation's workforce--participated in strikes in 1919, including 365,000 steelworkers and 400,000 miners. the number of striking workers would not be matched until the depression year of 1937.

the year began with a general strike in seattle. police offers in boston went on strike, touching off several days of rioting and crime. but the most tumultuous strike took place in the steel industry. then some 350,000 steelworkers in 24 separate craft union went on strike as part of a drive by the american federation of labor to unionize the industry. from management's perspective, the steel strike represented the handiwork of radicals and professional labor agitators. the steel industry's leaders regarded the strike as a radical conspiracy to get the company to pay a 12-hour wage for eight hours' work. at a time when communists were seizing power in hungary and were staging a revolt in germany, and workers in italy were seizing factories, some industrialists feared that the steel strike was the first step toward overturning the industrial system.

the strike ended with the complete defeat of the unions. from labor's perspective, the corporations had triumphed through espionage, blacklists, and the denial of freedom of speech and assembly and through the complete unwillingness to recognize the right of collective bargaining with the workers' representatives.

during the 1920s, many of labor's gains during world war i and the progressive era were rolled back. membership in labor unions fell from 5 million to 3 million. the us supreme court outlawed picketing, overturned national child labor laws, and abolished minimum wage laws for women.