American National GovernmentPOL 140
Sections 3-6Federalism
Drew Seib
September 10, 2012
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Announcements
I Chapter 2 Quiz
I How are papers going?
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Current Events
I What’s going on in the world?
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Goals
I Dual Federalism
I Layer Cake Federalism
I Picket Fence Federalism
I Devolution
I Money and Federalism
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Basics
Federalism: The sharing of power between federal and stategovernments.
I A Comparison: Is there any difference between the EuropeanUnion and the United States?
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National Government Powers
Enumerated powers: Powers granted to the national governmentunder Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
Supremacy Clause: Article IV of the Constitution, national law issupreme over state law when the nationalgovernment is acting within its constitutional limits.
Necessary and Proper Clause: Found in Article I, Section 8 of theConstitution, the necessary and proper clause givescongress the authority to enact any law necessary inorder for it to carry out one of its enumerated powers(A.K.A Elastic Clause).
I Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Implied Powers: The national government’s authority to takeaction by use of the necessary and proper clause thatis not expressly granted/authorized by theConstitution.
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State Government Powers
Reserved Powers: Powers granted to the states under the TenthAmendment of the Constitution.
I “The powers not delegated to the United States by theConstitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reservedto the States respectively, or to the people.”
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Dual Federalism
I Pre- FDR
I Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist
I States and the Federalgovernment were fighting forpower (a dual).
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Case Briefs
I McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
I Scott v. Sandford (1857)
I Background
I Legal questions
I Decision
I Rational
One Minute Paper
I Why are these two cases so important?
I What would have happened if the Supreme Court had decideddifferently?
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Case Briefs
I McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
I Scott v. Sandford (1857)
I Background
I Legal questions
I Decision
I Rational
One Minute Paper
I Why are these two cases so important?
I What would have happened if the Supreme Court had decideddifferently?
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Case Briefs
I McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
I Scott v. Sandford (1857)
I Background
I Legal questions
I Decision
I Rational
One Minute Paper
I Why are these two cases so important?
I What would have happened if the Supreme Court had decideddifferently?
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Other State-Federal Battles
I Civil War
I Commerce Clause
I New Deal
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Cooperative Federalism
I Picket fence federalism
I Marble cake federalism
I State and federal governmentsshare authority over a policyarea.
I Much of the power still resideswith the states.
I Jointly funded
I Jointly administered
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Picket Fence Federalsim
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Fiscal Federalism
I National government providessome or all the money.
I States run the program.
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Fiscal Federalism
Grants-In-Aid Federal cash payments to states and localities forprograms they administer.
I Localities can choose to reject a grant-in-aid, but if theyaccept it, they must spend it as dictated by the nationalgovernment.
I National government maintains policy influence
I States can expand services
I Categorical and Block Grants-In-Aid
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Fiscal Federalism
Grants-In-Aid Federal cash payments to states and localities forprograms they administer.
I Localities can choose to reject a grant-in-aid, but if theyaccept it, they must spend it as dictated by the nationalgovernment.
I National government maintains policy influence
I States can expand services
I Categorical and Block Grants-In-Aid
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Coercive Federalism
I The national government pressures states to change theirpolicies through mandates, regulations, and conditions forreceiving federal money.
I Seat belt laws (primary office)
I Speed limits and transportation funds
I No Child Left Behind
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Categorical Grants
I Grants-in-aid that can only be used for a designated, specificactivity.
I More restrictive
I High Speed Rail
I School lunches
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Block Grants
I Grants-in-aid can only be used for a designated, broad area ofactivity in which the state and local governments havediscretion in how to spend the money within the designatedarea.
I Less restrictive
I Education
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Grants in Aid Over Time
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Grants in Aid By State
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2010. Data are not subject to sampling error, but for information on processing and response error, see the Reliability of the Data section in the Introduction.
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Devolution
Devolution: The passing of authority from the nationalgovernment to the state and local government.
I Started in the early 1970s
I Republicans
I Is devolution still at work today?
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Federalism and Public Opinion
I Changes in the balance of power between the states andnational government have been driven by public opinion.
I New Deal
I Great Society
I Welfare Reform
I 9/11 and Financial Crisis
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Immigration
I What does Article I Section 8 of the Constitution say aboutImmigration?
I Did Arizona or Alabama go to far?
I Was the Supreme Court correct in its interpretation?
I Should states be permitted to increase their power in policyareas where the national government has authority but is nottaking action?
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Federalism Today
I What other policy areas are the federal and state governmentscurrently fighting over?
I What policy areas have the state and federal governmentsettled their disputes?
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Why Federalism?
I What are the advantages and disadvantages of federalism?
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Quiz 3 Due
I Quiz 3 due by next class period.
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Something to think about...
I Protection from government is important to a well functioningdemocracy. Yet, there are times when Americans are willingto give up their civil liberties. Why (especially when its hardto get them back)?
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