- Federalism
o Different ways to structure federalism
o US states have most of the power, but the national government has been
increasing in power ever since the beginning of the 20th century
- Federalism and the constitution
o The constitution gives the government of the US enumerated powers
o The government does not have power unless constitution gives it that power
o All the other powers are reserved to the people and the states not written in the
constitution
National powers; war, coin money, regulate interstate commerce, make
treaties, and build national security + more
o Expanding national power
Through an expansive reading of the interstate commerce clause (leg.
Power) and an ever-growing executive branch, national powers have been
expanding to include powers no ascribed to the government of the US in
early years
Result; new deal, great society, Obamacare, increased
Military activity around the world
o States are still powerful
While the government dominates the new cycle, the state does the bulk
of the governing
Policing, education, housing regulation, business regulation,
transportation + more
- State powers shared with the government is (concurrent powers); taxation, regulation of
commerce
o When we have concurrent powers, government is supreme in cases of conflict
- House of representatives; national
- Ratification of the constitution; federal
- Senate; federal
- President; federal
- Operation of the powers; federal
- Extent of the powers; federal
- Federalism; power is divided between a central government and/or state government
- Why federalism?
o Federalism was a middle ground between two other systems of government
proven unsatisfactory for American farmers
While the confederal system created by the AOC did create a national
government, the articles gave relatively little power to the central
government and instead reserved most governing power for the several
states
o Different ways to structure federalism
o US states have most of the power, but the national government has been
increasing in power ever since the beginning of the 20th century
- Federalism and the constitution
o The constitution gives the government of the US enumerated powers
o The government does not have power unless constitution gives it that power
o All the other powers are reserved to the people and the states not written in the
constitution
National powers; war, coin money, regulate interstate commerce, make
treaties, and build national security + more
o Expanding national power
Through an expansive reading of the interstate commerce clause (leg.
Power) and an ever-growing executive branch, national powers have been
expanding to include powers no ascribed to the government of the US in
early years
Result; new deal, great society, Obamacare, increased
Military activity around the world
o States are still powerful
While the government dominates the new cycle, the state does the bulk
of the governing
Policing, education, housing regulation, business regulation,
transportation + more
- State powers shared with the government is (concurrent powers); taxation, regulation of
commerce
o When we have concurrent powers, government is supreme in cases of conflict
- House of representatives; national
- Ratification of the constitution; federal
- Senate; federal
- President; federal
- Operation of the powers; federal
- Extent of the powers; federal
- Federalism; power is divided between a central government and/or state government
- Why federalism?
o Federalism was a middle ground between two other systems of government
proven unsatisfactory for American farmers
While the confederal system created by the AOC did create a national
government, the articles gave relatively little power to the central
government and instead reserved most governing power for the several
states
