1. Federalism and Summary

2. Teach for America Juniors and Seniors Friday, Feb. 9
Room 130 Wooten Hall

3. Homework Returned
Check grade on WebCT Vista – you have until Wednesday, February 14, to report problems with your grade
Bring your assignment with a note explaining the problem (ATTACHED)
Give to Bryan Rasmussen
MWF 9-10:15, 337 Wooten Hall

4. Exam Friday, Feb. 9 Dr. Ko Maeda No late exams given out!!
Bring sharpened #2 pencil
No books, notes, mp3 players, cell phones, headphones, etc.
40 multiple choice and true/false questions

5. Power to Tax and Spend Categorical Grants Block Grants
General Revenue Sharing

6. How Federal Government Uses Money to Control States
Categorical Grants
Conditional Funding
South Dakota v. Dole
Feds promoting general welfare
Condition unambiguous
“Reasonable relation” to expenditure
No independent constitutional bar

7. Why Is Conditional Funding Effective?
States depend on the money from the federal government
If a state loses the federal funding, their citizens don’t pay lower taxes
States don’t have political power to compensate for loss of federal money

8. 2003 Figures Federal Govt. Receipts from Ind. Income Tax Per Capita
State Taxes, Per Capita (National Average)
State Taxes, Per Capita (Texas)
$793,699 million
$2,734.58
$1,883.56
$1,315.55
Information on state tax revenue and population (national and state) from: Tax Policy Center
Information about Federal receipts and outlays from: Office of Management and Budget

9. 2003 Figures Federal Govt. Receipts (Per Capita)
State Taxes, Per Capita (National Average)
Federal Outlays to States (Per Capita)
$2,734.58
$1,883.56
$1,334.32

10. Big Picture Constitution born from Rhetoric of revolution
Classical liberalism
Necessity

11. Big Picture
How does federal system fit with Constitutional principles?
People like their local government more than national government – why?
How has national government used Constitutional flexibility to expand power? Is that good or bad??