Governmental power in the united states is distributed between national and levels of government. this principle, commonly referred to as division of powers, includes areas of exclusive powers—where power is the domain of only one governmental entity or another—and areas in which power is shared, including emergency management. article i, section 8 of the u. s. constitution lists the powers that are the sole purview of the federal government. these are often referred to as delegated powers. powers not delegated to the federal government are considered to be .

Many scholars and observers have argued that the ratification of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution has become the single most important act in all of united states politics. (a) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' mapp v. ohio (1961) ' gideon v. wainwright (1963) (b) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' brown v. board of education (1954) ' baker v. carr (1962) ' regents of the university of california v. bakke (1978)