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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
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The history of federalism - USA
• Westward expansion• Growth of population• Industrialisation• Improvements in communication• The Great Depression• Foreign Policy• Supreme Court decisions• Constitutional amendments
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Different phases of federalism
• Dual federalism
• Cooperative federalism
• New federalism
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States’ rights
• What is the main argument from states’ rights advocates?
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New federalism
• What did Reagan and republicans say about ‘big government’?
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Why did Bill Clinton continue along the path of new federalism, despite being a Democrat?
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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
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Iraq
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Homeland security
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Medicare
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Education
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Collapse of the banks
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Comment on the significance of GWB’s approach to federal-state relations
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Summarise the comment by Jim Van de Hei
in the Washington Post, Feb 2005
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What is the future for federal-state relations?
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What are the consequences/effects of federalism?
• Legal
• Political
• Regional
• economic
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What are the pros and cons of federalism?