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FEDERALISM

A theory of government by which political power is divided between a national

government and state governments each having their own area of substantive

jurisdiction

The history of federalism - USA

• Westward expansion• Growth of population• Industrialisation• Improvements in communication• The Great Depression• Foreign Policy• Supreme Court decisions• Constitutional amendments

Different phases of federalism

• Dual federalism

• Cooperative federalism

• New federalism

States’ rights

• What is the main argument from states’ rights advocates?

New federalism

• What did Reagan and republicans say about ‘big government’?

Why did Bill Clinton continue along the path of new federalism, despite being a Democrat?

Explain this statement by Andrew Cline in the American Spectator 2006

• ‘When Americans handed the Republicans the reigns of government in 2001 they thought they were getting a conservative regime, one that would be honest, frugal and competent. Instead they got a big government regime that has been dishonest, profligate and incompetent’

• Make reference to Iraq, homeland security, Medicare , education and the Wall street Collapse

Iraq

Homeland security

Medicare

Education

Collapse of the banks

Comment on the significance of GWB’s approach to federal-state relations

Summarise the comment by Jim Van de Hei

in the Washington Post, Feb 2005

What is the future for federal-state relations?

What are the consequences/effects of federalism?

• Legal

• Political

• Regional

• economic

What are the pros and cons of federalism?