Street Smarts: Federalism

today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition is on federalism visit pruk kids.com to download this sweet worksheet and play along this is Street smarts a game show on the streets where contestants are rewarded for their knowledge Street SP that was so great thanks for playing guys welcome back to another episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm Selena Lewis with uh uh uh Uncle Sam and we are back at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to see what kids know about federalism in the United States so let's go ask some questions shall we we shall here are the rules there are a total of eight questions each correct answer is worth $5 but the final question is worth $20 if someone is stuck on a question they can pay Uncle Sam $2 for a clue or they can pay him $5 to ask help from a friend or parent now once someone answers incorrectly that is it they are eliminated however the good news is they get to keep all the cash that they earned up to that point all righty then we are here back again and we have the lucky Makenna McKenna McKenna McKenna ready to be a winner uh yeah there we go question one Federalism is the system of the government in the US in which power is shared between the national government and individual link States Bingo stated correctly $5 for McKenna nice job States B say to miss five there you go nice job question one Federalism is the system of government in the US in which power is shared between the national government and individual [Music] blank what the clue yeah all right biona here's your clue we have 50 of these in the US 50 of them 50 in the US states states we have 50 states in the US correct B5 right there states there you go individual states the states the states are correct you stated correctly nice oh oh no I forgot this oh you got it don't worries take a moment states there you go we knew you had it so I was thinking if I were to get a plane you know if I was President it wouldn't be blue it'd be like this hot pink like color so people would know when you have to be presidential you can't have a hot pink Air Force One but I I feel like that screams like President it would scream something question two the original form of government that the US had organized under the Articles of Confederation ultimately failed because it made this level of government too weak a federal B state or C the Council of squirrels um a what was a federal Bingo a federal B state or C the Council of scores well you can cross off the last one cuz I know that's not right really I I thought Council of squirrels are pretty important here is your clue this is the highest level of government in the US a federal B state or C the Council of squirrels I think it was it was Federal Federal indeed oh there's five back Federal hey there you go there you go another five for you Federal correct the Mund boom another five for you [Applause] nice and we're on question three coming in hot right here mcken all right in order to protect the blank of its citizens the founding fathers wanted a government based on federalism to make clear limits of the federal government a liberty B skills or C Health a liberty Bingo Liberty and a lot of Mingos right here Liberty Liberty is correct oh Liberty there nice job another five liberty liberty liberty there you go another five go go Ry go oh deep breaths deep breaths you're doing great let's do it [Music] together question four one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the power to enforce National laws and to collect blank to help pay back its debt from the Revolutionary [Music] War taxes that is correct $5 for the uh taxes breaking a sweat over here taxes hey there he goes any want to ask an adult yeah all right we all right what's the answer to question four it's the thing I hate the most Rocco taxes ta taxes that is correct and there's your tax return yes sir taxes see your taxes there's your tax returns there's our tax returns which is not a responsibility of the federal government as explicitly listed in the Constitution a taxation B coining money or C education um B coining Money unfortunately that is incorrect A taxation B coining money or C education um coining money coin money I am so sorry Trey a taxation B coining money or C education education W she's been educated on her stuff doesn't even need to don't you want of these pretend to struggle a taxing B quinting money or C [Music] education education she's been educated all right she's been educated question five which is not a responsibility of the federal government as explicitly listed in the Constitution a taxation B coining money or C education education Bingo is his name boom question six which is the responsibility of the federal government as listed in the Constitution a state birds B the real estate license or C common defense common defense common defense is correct common defense common defense give her money she deserves it she deserves it Go Go Kylie go Kylie it's your birthday it's your birthday question seven Rocko lucky number seven lucky number seven you still feeling nervous yes oh man I'm nervous all the way oh good all right question seven which of the following is an example of rules and regulations that states are mainly in charge of a making treaties B property laws or C International Trade property laws wow do you own any property do you do you how do you know property laws do you own any property I don't know I am I allowed to have a clue of course you can yes of course I will take the clue taex all right here's your clue Riley this refers to the rules and regulations regarding land that you own a making treaties B property law or C International Trade property law I already knew it I was already I was already handing it to her you kidding property laws Bingo Fiona speaking of your property a making treaties B property laws or C International Trade property laws wow wow give her a property pardon me I apologize oh my goodness I'm so [Music] sorry what time is it it's time for the final question we made it here with really right Riley you made it to question a the final question that is worth how much again I keep forgetting $0 oh she didn't forget $20 best could be yours question eight worth $20 the 14th Amendment ensures that no state or local government can make laws violating the rights listed in the B lank affirming that the constitution is the supreme law of land Constitution oh I am so sorry the Constitution book I am so sorry that is incorrect is it the bill of laws bill of laws or Bill of Rights I don't know you tell me I think it's a Bill of Rights she guessed correctly and got $20 go go Riley go Riley it's your birthday it's your birthday the Bill of Rights oh my goodness didn't even hesitate just take it just just take it all the show thank you for having me it's all Street Sports good job in today's episode we learned about federalism which is the system of government in the US which divides political Authority between the federal and state governments throughout history and under British rule one group or person would hold too much power and oppress its citizens the founding fathers including Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry wanted to divide up the powers not only between the three branches of the federal government but also between the federal government and the states to protect people's freedom by limiting the power given to each level federalism was the basis of the Constitution and later the Bill of Rights highlighted by the 10th Amendment which states that 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 this protected the rights of the citizens the states and local municipalities while giving the US government sufficient powers that it lacked under the original Articles of Confederation to raise money for defense pay down the national debt and establish the rule of law the Constitution also makes clear that it is the supreme law of the land which means that it will always rank higher than state or local laws the 14th Amendment ratified in 1868 ensures that state and local governments must generally respect the rights listed in the Bill of Rights and future amendments to the Constitution since States and localities are closer to their residents they are better able to meet their residents needs on certain issues the founders created the system of federalism to give States and localities the freedom to do so different levels are responsible for handling different issues like voting and property issues for the states and National Defense and currency for the federal more importantly its intention is to make clear the limits of government at each level to protect the liberty of its citizens fun fact the word federalism comes from the Latin word Fus which means Covenant League treaty or Alliance when the United States banded together to declare independence the founders were creating a federal union in the sense that the union was like an alliance of the different states federalism today still plays an important part in preserving State's autonomy while giving the federal government sufficient power to govern and we want to say a big thank you to all our contestants for participating in today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm Selen here with Uncle Sam and we will see you next time where's my ride oh there it is shall we we [Music] shall did you have lunch did you eat yes okay what did you have um I had chili I had a chili too chil up top CH gang CH gang thank you to all my thought's exactly well done Uncle how are you feeling she's excited excited cuz I know uh government of girls is not real hey hey thanks for watching this episode we hope you learned a lot you know we have more right Prager you kids is devoted to teaching what most schools aren't our American values history and blessings watch 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