Enumerated Powers Song

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This is a Law Lessong - a law lesson in a song - that I wrote to help students consider the nature of federal vs. state power. Audio files for more law lessongs can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/blawprof.... • More Law Lessong videos will be posted at the Legal Studies Classroom blog: http://legalstudiesclassroom.blogspot... • • The melody is based on Desperado written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperad.... No copyright infringement is intended. This song is offered and intended for educational use only and has no commercial value. • • Enumerated Powers • Words by M. DeAngelis • • Enumerated powers, are those the people have granted • When the Founders supplanted, Confederation rules • A nation'l gov'nment, with powers impressive • Yet still not excessive, 'cause they're limited too. • The powers are expressly listed, • To deal with immigration • Levy duties, make post offices, declare war • • Create courts where none existed • Handle commerce among states and nations • To tax, establish credit, raise military corps • • Enumerated powers, offset by inherent state ability • To preserve the state's tranquility, general police power rule • Public health and safety, good morals and gen'ral welfare • Are entrusted to the state's care, governmental power is dual • State and national operations • May overlap or conflict • When they do the Federal law's supreme • • In their government relations, • The Feds have got the states licked • But only when acting within the constitutional scheme • • Enumerated powers, limited yet expansive • Are often enhanced, by the elastic clause • And the money, the Feds on locals may shower • Enhances their power (the Feds enhance their power) • The feds are expanding their power, into local areas of law.

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