POLSC-121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Supremacy Clause, Dual Federalism, Cooperative Federalism
19 May 2019
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History of federalism: understand how federalism is both unchanging and continually evolving, categorize the different periods of federalism, describe how variances between increased state versus federal power affect public policy. Use a chart in your book or refer to the federal v. state power file on canvas to fill in the table below. Assume other powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to states. *remember rule of thumb discussed in last lecture . How have different historical periods affected federalism: civil war, new deal, great society, and regan"s presidency all affected federalism by placing different emphases on the division of sovereignty and how/if the federal government and state governments should interact. 2: civil war and reconstruction (1860"s 1870"s, affected federalism by marking the first major increase in federal power. Dual federalism was the dominant belief prior to the civil war.
