Origins of American
Federalism
October 8, 2015
AP Review: Explain how each of the following
has been used to expand the power of the fed.
Govt. over the states:
-Commerce Clause
-Mandates
Objective: To clearly understand the division
of power at the 3 levels of government!
I. Federalism
1. Definition:
2. Intent of Founders
3. Const. Framework
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Delegated
Implied
Denied
Reserved
Concurrent
3. Governing States:
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Denied
Full Faith/Credit
Extradition
Article 4.2.3
I. Federalism
1. National Supremacy
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4.
Article 6.2
Strengthen by the following
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Brown v. Board, 1954
Civil Rights Act, 1964
II. Fiscal Federalism
1. Grants
– Categorical (Project/Formula)
– Block
2. “Heavy-Handed”
– Mandates
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ADA
Clean Air Act
3. Cross-over Sanctions
4. Cross-cutting requirements
II. Fiscal Federalism
5. Dual Federalism
– “Layered Cake”
6. Cooperative Federalism
– “Marble Cake”
7. Conservative Revolution
8. Post 1990s
III. Federalism Conclusion
Advantages
1. Decentralizes-access
2. Checks
3. Resources
4. Experimentation
5. Geography
Disadvantages
1. Financial Burden
2. Heavy Handed
3. Blackmail
4. Unequal services
5. Redundancy
TO DO
1. Turn to a person then to you and DEFINE
Federalism
2. IN YOUR NOTES
1. What are 5 reasons for Federalismif you
say it allows states to better deal with local
issues…provide examples