1. FEDERALISM A theory of government by which political power is divided between a national government and state governments each having their own area of substantive jurisdiction

2. The history of federalism - USA Westward expansion Growth of population Industrialisation Improvements in communication The Great Depression Foreign Policy Supreme Court decisions Constitutional amendments

3. Different phases of federalism Dual federalism Cooperative federalism New federalism

4. States’ rights What is the main argument from states’ rights advocates?

5. New federalism What did Reagan and republicans say about ‘big government’?

6. Why did Bill Clinton continue along the path of new federalism, despite being a Democrat?

7. Explain this statement by Andrew Cline in the American Spectator 2006 ‘When Americans handed the Republicans the reigns of government in 2001 they thought they were getting a conservative regime, one that would be honest, frugal and competent. Instead they got a big government regime that has been dishonest, profligate and incompetent’ Make reference to Iraq, homeland security, Medicare, education and the Wall street Collapse

8. Iraq

9. Homeland security

10. Medicare

11. Education

12. Collapse of the banks

13. Comment on the significance of GWB’s approach to federal-state relations

14. Summarise the comment by Jim Van de Hei in the Washington Post, Feb 2005

15. What is the future for federal-state relations?

16. What are the consequences/effects of federalism? Legal Political Regional economic

17. What are the pros and cons of federalism?