Federalism
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What is Federalism?
-The division in sovereignty (power) between the national and state government.
What is Unitary?
-Is style of govt. in which the central govt. carries out all major functions, and provisional govt. has minor tasks.
What is Confederal?
• All states have their own power • Resembles early America with the Articles of Conferderation • National govt is weak
In the U.S. what does the state government control?
• public projects • education • prison systems • social welfare • water policy
In the U.S. what does the state government control?
• public projects • education • prison systems • social welfare • water policy
In the U.S. what does the national government control?
• Foreign Policy • Fiscal Policy • Economic • Immigration • Healthcare • Social Security
What is the importance of Federalism?
• Affects populous daily lives, marriage, going to war • The civil war was an example of federalism • Decentralized power of central govt. • With more levels of govt more opportunity for political participation.
What is the historical importance of supremacy clause?
-If there is clash between national and state gov. the national govt. is supreme.
What is the historical importance of Necessary Proper Clause?
• Favours national over state govt. - Congress can create laws that are not written in the Constitution.
What is the historical importance of 10th Amendment?
• All powers not given to national government by the Constituion are reserved to the people and state’s. • grants the state’s the right to make own laws that are not provided by national govt.
What is the historical importance of Commerce Clause?
-Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with for foreign nations and several states.
What are two types of federalism?
• cooperative federalism - non cooperative federalism
What are cooperative and noncooperative federalism?
• relationship between states and federal law are cohesive - states disagree with national government