GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, No Child Left Behind Act, Equal Protection Clause

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Government and Politics
• Course: GVPT 170
• Professor: All

Document Summary

National and state governments interact frequently and on a large number of issues. Model 1: picket-fence federalism: fed and state both involved. Model 2: coercive federalism: the federal government pressures the states to change their policies by using regulations, mandates, and conditions (often involving threats to withdraw federal funding. ) Key payments from national government to state and local government (fiscal. Different types of programs: categorical grants, block grants, competitive programs, Categorical grants: federal grants to state or local government for a specific purpose that include regulations about the way in which the money is spent. Difficulties implementing these grants at state or local level. Block grants: federal grants with broad goals, minimal federal restrictions, and maximum local discretion (state likes) Appeal of the simplicity of block grants. General revenue sharing (grs): federal grant to state governments with funds to be spent at state"s discretion. (1970s 80s)