POL203Y1 Lecture Notes - Dormant Commerce Clause, Interstate Commerce Act Of 1887, Commerce Clause
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Basically, it"s a subsidy for healthcare towards the elderly. Becoming an issue due to demographic changes (0. 7% of gdp to 3% of gdp from. Explains differences in the plans of obama and romney. Romney: market approach (insurance companies bid for policies of individuals) A lot of it comes down to money. Many of the transformations have come about because of the unconstrained spending power of the federal government. When you move from a system of states to central, that"s not right. Federal power should be used to increase state power, thru spending (state constitutions) Constitutional level, two basic perspectives: process federalism. Jurisdiction of the federal government and states is something that isn"t determined thru constitution and contours of federalism are meant to change over time. Constitution built protection of federalism into it, but policy authority is meant to be flexible over time: constitutional federalism. These doctrines can be enforced by the courts.
