Terms you need to know… Federalism Dual Federalism Federalist #51 Delegated powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Prohibited powers Elastic clause McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Commerce clause Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Dual Federalism Cooperative Federalism Grants-in-aid Categorical grant Block grant Mandate Devolution Pros and cons of federalism

Powers Delegated Powers (enumerated powers) – powers given to Fed gov’t by Constitution Reserved Powers – state power alone Concurrent Powers – shared Prohibited Powers – denied from both Ex. Neither gov’t can tax exports

Elastic Clause Aka – “Necessary and Proper Clause” Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18 - "The Congress shall have Power - To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." Impossible to predict all powers Congress will need to function, sometimes we might have to allow Congress extra powers to fulfill their delegated powers

Commerce clause Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3 – ‘The Congress shall have power - To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” Congress has used the elastic clause to stretch this power What is commerce? “Buying and selling of goods and services.” Congress given the power to regulate commerce between foreign countries and US as well as state to state… they control business law.

Fiscal Federalism Fiscal means $ Q – How do you get the states to do things they normally wouldn’t do? A – Money Q – What is the answer to any question ever asked?

Grants-in-Aid Money paid from one level of government to another to be spent for a specific purpose Categorical Grants - target specific purposes and “strings attached.” (States receive funds if state raised age to 21 and lowered BAC to .08) Block Grants – given for broad, general purposes and allow more discretion on how the money is spent (ex. Welfare reform)

Mandates A requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service Most apply to Civil Rights and the Environment Often times the states or local gov’ts have to pay the bill of the mandate set by Congress

Mandates 1986 – Asbestos Emergency Response Act, Handicapped Children’s Protection Act 1988 – Drug-free Workplace Acts, Ocean Dumping Ban Act 1990 – Clean Air Act EX – Columbus, OH spends 23% of the city budget trying to meet environmental mandates (including testing for pesticides used on rice and pineapple) EX – Public schools have to use Internet filtering or schools lose e-rate subsidies

Devolution Devolution is the return of power to the state gov Idea is fueled by distrust of the federal gov and the desire to save money by reducing the size of the “bloated federal government”

Devolution Example Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Eliminated welfare and transferred the money to states as block grants States received wide latitude on how to administer “workfare” but with the knowledge that Congress was counting on anti-poverty spending” Strings attached: head of family must work or lose benefit; lifetime benefits limited to 5 years; unmarried mother < 18 only receive $ if stay in school and live with adult; immigrants ineligible for 5 years

Federalism is good Living under 2 governments is great… Built on compromise, promotes unity Gov’t duties can be split up Brings gov’t closer to people Allows for state gov’t to address issues in unique regions of the country Allows states to experiment with policy before enacting it at the federal level – Ex. Vermont’s free health care for children

Federalism is bad Living under 2 governments is bad… States can impede progress of Nation States are unequal States have different policy Easier for states to be dominated by interest groups