3. Welfare Reform Act of 1996  States were given block grants to run their own welfare programs (welfare to work). How does this increase the power of the states?

5. TheThe Tax and Spending Powers of the Federal Government has been used to Expand Federal Power. The  Section 8. Clause 1. The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. HOW DOES THIS EXPAND FEDERAL POWER?

6. The Necessary and Proper/Elastic Clause Expands the Power of the Federal Government.  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. HOW DOES THIS EXPAND FEDERAL POWER?

7. The Commerce Clause Expands Federal Power.  The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; HOW DOES THIS EXPAND FEDERAL POWER?

9. There are Various Examples of How the Federal Government Has Increased Its Power.  A.) Americans With Disabilities Act – passed by the Federal Government in 1990, the law extended many of the protections enjoyed by women and minorities to disabled persons.  A.) Employment.  B.) Government Programs and Transportation.  C.) Public Accommodations.  D.) Telephones

10. There are Various Examples of How the Federal Government Has Increased Its Power.  B.) Civil Rights Act of 1964 – outlawed discrimination against African Americans and women as well as terminated unequal application in regards to voter registration requirements and all forms of racial segregation in schools, in the workplace and by facilities that offered services to the general public.

11. There are Various Examples of How the Federal Government Has Increased Its Power.  C.) The Clean Air Act – signed into law in 1970, the Clean Air Act authorizes the EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect public health and public welfare and to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants.

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