Changing Federal/state relationship and consequences of federalism

Changing Federal/ State Relationship 

• States still have certain control over education curriculum, Alabama still teaching Creationism in its curriculum 
  
• However since Bush's No Child Left behind act in 2002 meant that there was a lot more federal oversight over education 
• Healthcare is still somewhat controlled by the states, California has a very different healthcare programme to Texas 
• However, Affordable Care Act means that there is a federal requirment for states, massively limits the states power 
• States still operate under relative freedom when it comes to defence and security, Florida keeping the death penalty which is different to other states 
• However, since 9/11 it defence has become a far more federal area of policy spending by the department of defence rose…