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Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Longman
Chapter 3: Federalism
• Defining Federalism• The Constitutional Basis of
Federalism• Intergovernmental Relations Today• Understanding Federalism• Summary
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Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives
• Defining Federalism• LO 3.1: Define federalism and explain its
consequences for American politics and policy.
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Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives
• The Constitutional Basis of Federalism• LO 3.2: Outline what the Constitution says
about division of power between national and state governments and states' obligations to each other and trace the increasing importance of the national government.
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Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives
• Intergovernmental Relations Today• LO 3.3: Characterize the shift from dual to
cooperative federalism and the role of fiscal federalism in intergovernmental relations today.
• Understanding Federalism• LO 3.4: Assess the impact of federalism on
democratic government and the scope of government.
Defining Federalism LO 3.1: Define federalism and explain its consequences for American politics and policy.
• What Is Federalism?• Why Is Federalism So Important?
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Defining Federalism
• What Is Federalism?• Federalism – Organizing a nation so that
two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same land and people.
• Unitary governments – Organizing a nation so all power resides in the central government.
• Confederation – A nation in which the national government is weaker than the states.
LO 3.1
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LO 3.1
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Defining Federalism
• Why Is Federalism So Important?• Decentralizes our politics – More
opportunities for political participation.• Decentralizes our policies – Federal and
state governments handle different problems.
LO 3.1
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The Constitutional Basis of FederalismLO 3.2: Outline what the Constitution says about division of power between national and state governments and states' obligations to each other, and trace the increasing importance of the national government.
• The Division of Power• Establishing National Supremacy• States’ Obligations to Each Other
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The Constitutional Basis of Federalism
• The Division of Power• Supremacy Clause – Article VI of the
Constitution states the U.S. Constitution, laws of Congress, and treaties are supreme.
• Tenth Amendment – “The powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
LO 3.2
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LO 3.2
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The Constitutional Basis of Federalism
• Establishing National Supremacy• Implied Powers - McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819) ruled Congress had implied powers in addition to its enumerated powers.
• Commerce Power - Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) defined commerce very broadly to encompass virtually every form of commercial activity.
LO 3.2
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The Constitutional Basis of Federalism
• Establishing National Supremacy (cont.)• The Civil War – Militarily the national
government asserts its power over the Southern states’ claim of sovereignty.
• The Struggle for Racial Equality – Brown v. Board of Education (1954) outlawed segregation in the public schools.
LO 3.2
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The Constitutional Basis of Federalism
• States’ Obligations to Each Other• Full Faith and Credit – Article IV, Section I
of Constitution requires each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states.
LO 3.2
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The Constitutional Basis of Federalism
• States’ Obligations to Each Other (cont.)• Extradition - Article IV, Section II of
Constitution requires a state to surrender a person charged with a crime to the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
LO 3.2
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The Constitutional Basis of Federalism
• States’ Obligations to Each Other (cont.)• Privileges and Immunities – Article IV,
Section II of Constitution requires states to give citizens of each state the privileges of citizens of other states.
LO 3.2
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Intergovernmental Relations TodayLO 3.3: Characterize the shift from dual to cooperative federalism and the role of fiscal federalism in intergovernmental relations today.
• From Dual to Cooperative Federalism• Devolution?• Fiscal Federalism
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Intergovernmental Relations Today
• From Dual to Cooperative Federalism• Dual Federalism – A system of
government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.
LO 3.3
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Intergovernmental Relations Today
• From Dual to Cooperative Federalism (cont.)• Cooperative Federalism – A system of
government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.
• Standard operating procedures of cooperative federalism - Shared costs, federal guidelines, and shared administration.
LO 3.3
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Intergovernmental Relations Today
• Devolution?• Devolution – Transferring responsibility for
policies from the federal government to state and local governments.
• State and local governments are mostly responsible for handling crime, welfare, and education.
LO 3.3
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Intergovernmental Relations Today
• Fiscal Federalism• Fiscal Federalism – Pattern of spending,
taxing, and providing grants in the federal system.
• Federal grants to state and local governments have grown rapidly and now amount to more than $600 billion per year.
• Grants increased in 2010 and 2011 due to the stimulus package.
LO 3.3
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LO 3.3
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Intergovernmental Relations Today
• Fiscal Federalism (cont.)• The Grant System: Distributing the Federal
Pie ($600 billion) • Categorical grants (project grants and
formula grants) can be used for specific purposes and have strings attached.
• Block grants support programs in community development and social services.
LO 3.3
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Intergovernmental Relations Today
• Fiscal Federalism (cont.)• Scramble for Federal Dollars – Grant
distribution ($600 billion yearly) is universalism; a little something for everybody.
• Mandate Blues - Mandates direct state governments to comply with federal rules under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a federal grant.
LO 3.3
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Understanding FederalismLO 3.4: Assess the impact of federalism on democratic government and the scope of government.
• Federalism and Democracy• Federalism and the Scope of the
National Government
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Understanding Federalism
• Federalism and Democracy• Increases access to government.• Local problems can be solved locally.• An interest concentrated in a state can
exercise substantial influence in the election of that state’s officials.
• Hard for political parties to dominate all politics.
LO 3.4
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Understanding Federalism
• Federalism and Democracy (cont.)• States have different quality and quantity of
public services.• Local interest can counteract and impede
national interests.• Having so many governments (89,527
American governments) makes it difficult to know which governments are doing what.
LO 3.4
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LO 3.4
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Understanding Federalism
• Federalism and the Scope of the National Government
• National power increased with industrialization, expansion of individual rights, and social services.• Most issues, concerns, and problems
require resources afforded to the national, not state, governments.
LO 3.4
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LO 3.4
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Text Credits
• Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011: Historical Tables (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010), Table 12.1.
• Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011: Historical Tables (Washington, DC: U.S.Government Printing Office, 2010), Table 12.2.
• Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011: Historical Tables (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010), Table 15.3.
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