POLS 155 Lecture 6: Federalism
13 Feb 2017
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In the news: federalism: oroville dam: emergency spillway failed yesterday, 185,000 people evacuated, roads closed from durham to yuba city, public and private establishments closed, extensive flooding. Federal: army corps of engineers, national guard, national weather service and noaa. State: ca department of water resources, southern california water districts, cal fire, highway patrol, caltrans. Local: butte county sheriff, government, butte office of emergency services, oroville. School district: butte county office of education, butte college. The stages of federalism: an indestructible union(1789-1865: the nationalist view and the states rights view. Implied powers: u. s power to tax, borrow and regulate currency, implied powers to establish national (hamilton and jefferson disagreed, supremacy power to tax bank. John c. calhoun of s. c: the doctrine of nullification. The dred scott decision(1857: 6 justices said slaves are not property, not citizens, as property slaves could not be made free by virtue of place of residence.
