POLS 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Missouri Compromise, Marble Cake, Dual Federalism
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Federalism: national and state sovereignty: the argument for federalism, protecting liberty, moderating the power of government, the powers of the nation and states, enumerated powers and the supremacy clause. Contemporary federalism (since 1937: interdependency and intergovernmental relations, government revenues and intergovernmental relations, fiscal federalism, categorical and block grants, devolution, the republican revolution, the supreme court"s contribution to devolution, nationalization, the more powerful force. The public"s influence: setting the boundaries of federal-state power. Having read the chapter, you should be able to do each of the following: Define federalism and describe the bargaining process resulting in its inception, summarizing the federalist and anti-federalist arguments. Specify the difference between enumerated, implied, and reserved powers. Explain the purpose underlying this distribution of power. Distinguish among the necessary and proper, supremacy, and commerce clauses, explaining how their constitutional interpretations have affected the division of powers in.
