POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Literacy Test, Involuntary Servitude
31 Jan 2017
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A method of government that allows two or more entities to govern the same geographic region. The argument for federalism: authority divided into two levels: national & regional. The powers of the nation & states: enumerated powers: secures defense and stabilizes commerce. An indestructible union (1789-1865: the nationalist view: mcculloch v. maryland (1819, the states"-rights view: the dred scott decision (1857) Dual federalism and laissez-faire capitalism (1865-1937: dual federalism: separation of national from state power, the fourteenth amendment and state discretion. Judicial protection of business: supreme court limited national power. Toward national citizenship: equal civil rights across all states, 14th amendment, brown v. board of education (1954) Separating black and white schools was unconstitutional. Interdependency and intergovernmental relations: cooperative federalism: shared policy responsibilities. National, state, and local levels work together. There are multiple government revenues and intergovernmental relations: fiscal federalism. Funds used for state programs: categorical grants. Funds restricted to a certain state program: block grants.
