CHAPTER 3- PSC
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- Created on: 17-02-19 20:52
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- Federalism
- Division of Powers
- Federalism requires 2 levels of co-operative gov, separation of functions, constitution, national courts resolve disputes,
- TYPES OF GOV
- Unitary: Authority in central gov
- Federation: Authority divided between central and state gov
- Confederation: Authority in the states
- TYPES OF GOV
- Federalism requires 2 levels of co-operative gov, separation of functions, constitution, national courts resolve disputes,
- Federalism & The Constitution
- Article 1: enumerated powers to national gov. ALSO:
- ELASTIC CLAUSE (P&N) = All laws which are necc and proper or carrying out constitutional responsibility.
- COMMERCE CLAUSE = empowers fed gov to regulate interstate economic transaction
- FULL FAITH & CREDIT CLAUSE = states accept court decision
- PRIVILEGES & IMMUNITY CLAUSE = States prohibited from discriminating against out of staters.
- Article 1: enumerated powers to national gov. ALSO:
- Types of Federalism in the US
- DUAL
- Separation of national and state gov known as layer-cake federalism is a political arrangement in which state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference
- COOPERATIVE
- marble-cakefederalism, is a concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems
- NEW
- National gov intrudes on state powers,
- DUAL
- Intergov Relationships
- Grants: National gov use them to influence state action, strings attached, (categorical and block)
- Unfunded mandates: federal laws enforced on state gov. (E.G CLEAN AIR ACT)
- Competitive Federalism
- Contending issues of marriage, immigration for fed and state.
- MADD: drivers age to 21
- ADV & DIS
- Promotes policy innovation, diversity, checks and balances, states address needs of their citizens.
- Economic, difficulty to take action
- Division of Powers
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