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Federalism

Federalism. Quiz. What led to a swift adoption of the Bill of Rights? What federalist paper deals with factions What are 2 specific powers of the Senate List 2 powers Congress was given in article 1 section 8 which specifically addressed the weaknesses of the Confederation

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Federalism

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  1. Federalism

  2. Quiz • What led to a swift adoption of the Bill of Rights? • What federalist paper deals with factions • What are 2 specific powers of the Senate • List 2 powers Congress was given in article 1 section 8 which specifically addressed the weaknesses of the Confederation • What event exposes the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

  3. 3 Systems of government • Unitary • All power vested in a Central Government • Confederate • Decentralized system of government in which a weak central government has limited power over states • Federalism • Division of power between federal and state governments.

  4. Federalism • The framers decided to form a government that delegated some powers to the Federal government and reserved the rest for the states. State Government Federal Government

  5. Delegated Powers (Federal) • Enumerated powers- Specifically granted to the federal government by the constitution • Article 1 Section 8 • 18 clauses that give 27 powers to Congress • Article 2 Section 2 • Assigns several powers to the President • Amendments (16th Amendment gives Congress the power to levy an income tax) • Key Expressed Powers • Power to regulate interstate commerce • Power to tax and spend • War Power • Establish a Post Office

  6. Reserved Powers (States) In short, if a power is not given to the federal government, it goes to the states. Can you give some examples?

  7. Reserved Powers (States) 1. Education 3. INTRAstate commerce 2. Elections

  8. Concurrent (Both) • Power to Tax • State and Federal Income Taxes • Establish Courts • State and Federal Courts • Borrow Money

  9. Constitutional Cases over Federalism • McCulloch v. Maryland • Congress created a national bank in 1816 • 1818 the State of Maryland decided to tax the Bank. • The National Bank refused • Supreme Court Ruling • 1. It is Implied in the constitution for the federal government to create a bank • 2. Upholds the SUPREMACY CLAUSE ruling that states can not interfere with or tax legitimate activities of the Federal Government

  10. Constitutional Cases • Gibbons v. Ogden • Steamboat Case • New York gave a license to Ogden to run a ferry service between New York and New Jersey • The Federal government gave Gibbons a license to run a ferry between New Jersey and New York • Supreme Court Ruling • Gave Gibbons the right to operate the ferry service which furthered the commerce clause to include the construction of roads, canals, and railroad lines

  11. Different Types of Federalism • Dual Federalism • No interaction between Federal and State Governments • Characterizes the relationship between the federal and state governments until the 1930s

  12. Types of Federalism • Cooperative (Marble Cake) • A system of government in which the national and state governments work together to complete projects

  13. Fiscal Federalism • A type of cooperative federalism which refers to the pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the Federal System • Grants • Block • Give states broad discretion in how the money will be spent • STATES PREFER BLOCK GRANTS • Welfare Reform Act of 1996 • Categorical • Made for specific, carefully defined purposes.

  14. Fiscal Federalism • Mandates • Unfunded • Federal Government requires the states to do something and they must pay for it • American With Disabilities Act • No Child Left Behind • Motor Voter Law • Funded • Federal government requires states to do something and they pay for it

  15. Types of Federalism • Devolution • A type of federalism which returns power back to the states • Regan starts the devolution revolution • Example of devolution is the Welfare Reform Act of 1996

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