BUSI 561 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Equal Protection Clause, Supremacy Clause, Commerce Clause
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Federalism: a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, allocates the power to control local matters to local governments embodied in the. Provides that the u. s. constitution and all laws and treaties of the united states constitute the supreme law of the land: article vi. Principle declaring that any state or local law that directly conflicts with the federal. Federal preemption: constitutional doctrine stating that in an area in which federal regulation is pervasive, state legislation cannot stand, common in matters pertaining to interstate commerce. Separation of powers: constitutional doctrine whereby the legislative branch enacts laws and appropriates funds, the executive branch sees that the laws are faithfully executed, and the judicial branch interprets the laws. Powers given to each branch operate to keep the other branches from being able to seize enough power to dominate the government.
