federalism a theory of government by which political power is divided between a national government...
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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?