GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Equal Protection Clause, No Child Left Behind Act, Fiscal Federalism

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

Document Summary

Federalism - is a form of government that divide sovereign power across at least two. Dividing sovereign power: means that each unit of government has some degree of political units. authority and autonomy. police powers: Concurrent powers: example: government tv show: the west-wing. Fiscal federalism- a form of federalism in which federal funds are allocated to the lower levels of government through transfer payments or grants. 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. 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) Coercive federalism involves ways the national government forces states to meet national goals or policies set by congress.