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Chapter 2: Federalism
Term | Definition |
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Federalism | Dividing the power between the state and national governments. Key principle to the constitution. Dividing and balancing the power between the national and state governments |
Dual Federalism | 2 systems working independently of eachother |
Cooperative Federalism | Overlapping responsibilites between 2 governements |
Block grants | Federal funding given to states to spend on general services and programs, with little or no federal restrictions. |
Categorical grants | Federal funding given to states for very specific and narrow purposes |
Grants-in-aid | Federal funding given to states |
Coercive Federalism | Began in 1960's and instead of offering money to the states, the federal government would threaten to take money away if the state and local governments did not comply |
Devolution | The delegation of power by the federal governments to the local and state governments |
Deregulation | The process of reducing rules and red tape that control social and economic activity, with the goal of increasing competition, lowering prices, and increasing productivity. |
Commerce Clause | Gave congress power to control commerce |
Hammer vs. Dagenhart | Courts protecting our original system of dual federalism |
US vs. Darby | supported cooperative federalism. wages of workers on interstate commerce. |