POLSCI 111 Final: Final Study Guide
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R al i s m a n d the sepa. P o w er s t a nt t. System of rules for the division of public policy responsibilities among a number of autonomous governmental agencies (distributed among the national and state governments) New vs. old: new- nixon and reagan want to reverse the impact that national gov"t can have on state policies and go back to traditional policy making more discretion to the states. Argue that giving the states these powers causes collective action problems. Under articles of confed, states were autonomous: could trade with foreign countries freely and implemented own taxes. National government expands, states have less autonomy but maintain most. Federal gov"t sets national standard and persuades state gov"t through block grants: 25 percent (large amt) of state budget comes from national making them increasingly reliable on national. For whatever reason, political scientists like to use cake metaphors in discussing federalism.
