POLS 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Supremacy Clause, Commerce Clause, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Rights- natural rights or rights of englishman reflected in declaration of independence. And no means to raise or borrow money. Congress had no means to enforce its own laws. Us too big to be a republic. (no real consent) Too hard to change (2/3 of congress and of states) The most critical thing in federalism in the movement of money. Narrow interpretation of constitution 10th and 11th amendments. Said bill of rights only applied to federal govt. Expansive view of federal power based on supremacy clause , The power to tax is the power to destroy. Creates greater acceptance of federal intervention in economy/society. Supreme court also forces states to equalize representation in legislatures. Current federal-state realtions under devolution or the new federalism . States must have balanced budgets, unlike the federal government, they can"t run deficits. Mississippi uses 49% of its budget from federal funding. Alaska has very little federal funding because of there oil.
