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Federalism

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What is federalism? The way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority of the same area and ppl.
Dumbed down version of federalism? SHARED POWERS
Are we subject to the formal authority of both state and national governments? Yes
Where does all the power reside in a Unitary Government? Central Government
Are American states unitary governments with respect to their local governments? Yes
Where do states receive their authority from? Directly from the Constitution
What are the workings of the federal system sometimes called? Intergovernmental relation
What is the Bill of Rights the ultimate defense of? Freedom
What lead to disputes between levels of government? Divided government powers and responsibility and overlapping powers
What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution, Laws of Nat'l gov., Treaties
What has the federal government gained over the years POWER
When was the Civil War 1861-1865
What was the Civil War over? Struggle over slavery, and struggles between states and the national government
When was Brown v. Board Ed? 1954
A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the national government? Unitary Government
When was No Child Left Behind Act 2002
What was Brown V. Board of Education? Governor George Wallace blocked the doors of Alabama to the entrance of Black Students.
Who won Brown V. Ed? Students
Tenth Amendment? powers not in the constitution from the national government are given to the states.
Eleventh Amendment? Who can sue who
McCulloch v. Maryland Second Bank of the U.S. suing?
Arizona v. United States They cant pull you over for being Mexican in arizona
What happened in 1993 New Deal of FDR ending the great depression (welfare)
When was DOMA repealed 2013
What does Cooperative federalism involve? Shared costs, federal guidelines, shared administration.
When was MADD 1980
Who was responsible for Devolution Ronald Reagan
What uses federal dollars in one program to influence state and local policy in another Crossover Sanctions
What heightened the concern for Homeland Security> Sept. 11, 2001
What puts the states in a bind? Combination of federal regulations and inadequate resources
Key Expressed Powers? commerce, tax, and war power
Implied Powers aka Elastic cause
What is devolution transferring responsibilities from the national government to the state
Two types of federal grants Categorical and Block
What is a mandate rule telling states what they must do to comply with federal guidelines
Where does all the power reside in a confederate government? weak central, strong state.
Unitary Central
Federal Both state and natl
What powers are held solely by the states reserved
National and State gov are called concurrent
who are prohibit powers denied to national and state
What was the Cardinal Question? relationship between the national government and states
Who said the Cardinal Question Woodrow Wilson
what course case confirmed the right of congress to utilize implied powers to carry out its expressed power McCulloch v. Maryland
fiscal means MONEY
Three types of federalism Dual, Cooperative, and fiscal
Where do inherent powers derive from? the fact that the us is a soverign nation
Concurrent aka Shared
Prohibited aka Denied
Examples of prohibibted powers cannot tax exports, states cannot make treaties with foreign countries,
Where was brown v. ed? Topeka, Kansas
George Wallace? Governor who wouldnt let students into alabama
Two types of federalism? Marble and Layer
What "cake" mixes state and natl gov together? marble
why was the AoC weak most power went to states
What "cake" keeps state and natl levels of gov seperate layer
Created by: carolinecoguer
 

 



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