POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Involuntary Servitude, Literacy Test, Great Depression
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The states"-rights view: the dred scott decision (1857) Thought he could get his freedom by suing for it. Issue of state rights, government thought that slaves were not citizens. Dual federalism: separation of national from state power. Judicial protection of business: supreme court limited national power. Brown v. board of education (1954) separating black and white schools was unconstitutional. National, state, and local levels work together. Joint funding, administration, and determination of programs. National powers national defense, currency, post office, foreign affairs, interstate commerce. Concurrent powers lend and borrow money, taxation, law enforcement, charter banks, transportation. State powers charter local governments, education, public safety, registration and voting, interstate commerce. There are multiple government revenues and intergovernmental relations : fiscal federalism funds used for state programs, categorical grants federal funds restricted to a certain state program (my. Brother"s keeper: block grants federal funds for state programs addressed to a state concern (michigan and the water crisis)
