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FEDERALISM
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Federalism What is it? Confederacy v. Unitary v. Federal
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Why Federalism? Protecting Liberty Moderate Power of Government Strengthen the Union
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Different Powers Enumerated – 17 powers in I, 8 – Art. VI—Supremacy Clause Implied – I, 8 – “Make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers” Reserved – 10 th Amendment
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Era 1: National Rules (1789-1865) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) – Jefferson v. Hamilton – 1791, 1811, 1816 Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Calhoun and Nullification Dred Scott (1857) – Missouri Compromise
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Era 2: Dual Federalism (1865-1937) Industrial Revolution Business State supremacy with race Business supremacy with commerce Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Commerce clause problems – Transportation v. manufacture FDR and the New Deal – 1937 Supreme Court proposal – Owen Roberts: Switch in time that saved nine
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Today: Let’s Eat Cake!
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Today Trends – Expansion of national authority – Devolution Cooperative federalism Funding, administration, determination
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Show Me the Money! Grants-in-aid – Categorical v. block
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So How Have We Devolved? Republican Revolution – Reduce unfunded mandates – Welfare Reform Act (1996) United States v. Lopez (1995) Printz v. United States (1997)
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Questions for Thursday How should federal, state, local interact? Which level of government do you trust the most? What was Jefferson Davis trying to say? What about The Federal Farmer?
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