1.3 Main characteristics of US Federalism Flashcards

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Describe the main characteristics of US Federalism

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  • Codified
  • Divided sovereignty between states and federal govt
  • Federal govt can only exercise power explicitly given to them
  • State govts exercise power explicitly given to them
  • State also exercises any powers not included in the Constitution (10th amendment)
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List some federal government powers

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  • Regulate interstate and foreign commerce
  • Make all laws ‘necessary and proper’ to achieve constitutional powers
  • Coinage
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List state powers

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  • Establish local government
  • Regulate elections (e.g. gerrymandering)
  • Maintain a militia
  • Assume powers not listed in Constitution (10th amendment)
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List examples of powers that are assumed by states

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  • Regulate schools
  • Professional licences
  • Interstate commerce (presumbaly intrastate?)
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Describe concurrent powers

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  • Powers shared between federal and state government
  • Exercised simultaneously
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List concurrent powers

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  • Make constitutional amendments
  • Levy taxes
  • Establish courts
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Describe federal and state jurisdiction

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  • areas of policy determined by federal/state govt
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Describe federal mandates

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  • Federal mandate - federal laws states must abide by
  • e.g. shutdown of all air traffic immediately after 9/11
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List recent examples of the development of federal control

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  • Build Back Better plan (Biden) - 3 part plan that included vast spending on COVID-19, infratructure and social security
  • Trump signed executive order stripping federal grants from ‘sanctuary cities’ (later ruled unconstitutional)
  • Obergefell v Hodges (2015) - effectively legalised same-sex marriage
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What were ‘sanctuary cities’

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Cities which limited cooperation with federal immigration agencies

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List recent examples of the development of state power

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  • 14 states have near-total abortion bans after Roe v Wade overturn
  • Each state had own COVID-19 restriction
  • Trump passed executive order aimed at minimising economic burden to states of Obamacare
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Describe the US Patriot Act (2001)

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  • allows federal government to detain terrorist suspects
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