Flashcards in Federalism Quiz Deck (11)
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Delegated (or enumerated) powers
Federal government and what they can do; Article 8
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Reserved Powers
Powers left to the state
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Concurrent powers
Held by the federal and state governments
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Strongest Statements of Fed. Power
1) Enumerated powers in Art. I, Section 8 of Constitution
2) Necessary and proper clause: Congress can make laws necessary and proper to carry out powers
3) Art. VI: Constitution and federal laws are supreme
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Federal Influence of States:
1) 10th Amendment
They technically "don't"
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Federal Influence of States:
2) Categorical Grants
-Strict rules and regulations
-Federal funds are given $
-Compliance with policy and prescriptions grant
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Federal Influence of States:
3) Block Grant
-Grants power within program
-Federal $
-$ without strings
-Vulnerable to budget cuts; potential for inequality
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Federal Influence of States:
4) Unfunded Mandates
-Specific rules; compliance obligation
-No fed. $
-States don't like
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Balance of Power
-Back and forth
-Last 25 years: Devolution (Republican movement) favors giving power responsibility back to states
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Cooperative Federalism
Mixing of authority and programs amongst national, state, and local government
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