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Unit V Lesson 9
Federalism Today
StateGovernments
NationalGovernment
Essential Questions:
• What is Federalism?
• What are the powers of state and local governments in an era of new federalism and devolution?
• What influence should the federal government have over the states?
Social Security Act Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Medicare
Affordable Care Act “Obamacare”
“Delegated Powers”
“Reserved Powers”
“Concurrent Powers”
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“Federalism”
Unit I
“Medicare”“Anti-Federalists”
Jefferson
“Reserved”
(Taxes)
“Grants-in-Aid”
3.5 TRILLION Dollars“Federal Budget”
2Types
“Grants-in-Aid”
National Income Taxes
Left
“Block Grants”
Block Grants- Money given to the states by the national government with broad guidelines; states can use the money
at THEIR discretion (“Spend it how you think it’s needed Georgia”)
“Freedom of Choice”
“Block Grants”Grants-
in-Aid
“Block Grants”
“Block Grant” Grants-in-
Aid
Categorical Grants
“Conditions of Aid”
“Categorical Grants”
Grants-in-Aid
Categorical Grants- Money given to the states by the national government with strict provisions on how it may be spent (“We’ll
TELL YOU how to spend this money Georgia”)
“Freedom of Choice”
“Categorical Grants”
106 Billion Dollars
2014
“Block Grants”
“Categorical Grants”
“Spend it however you think it should be spent Georgia!”
States National
“Federalists”
George Washington
“Nationalists”
JamesMadison
BenFranklin
AlexanderHamilton
“Anti-Federalists”
George Mason
Rufus King
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
“States Rights”
Devolution- Shrinking the size of the national government and giving states more independence in developing their own policies
(Ex. Welfare, Healthcare, Job Training, etc.)
“States Rightists”
Laboratories of Democracy
Laboratories of Democracy
Laboratories of Democracy
“State’s Rights” Laboratories of
Democracy
“Nationalist”
“Nationalists”
“Nationalists”
“Nationalists”
States Rightists Nationalists
Hamilton Jefferson
States Rightists Nationalists
1787 2015
Which type of government funding allows states the most “discretion” (freedom of
choice) regarding grants-in-aid?
A. Block Grants
B. Matching Grants
C. Pell Grants
D. Categorical Grants
Republicans more so than Democrats support which of the following types of
federal grants:
A. Block Grants
B. Matching Grants
C. Pell Grants
D. Categorical Grants
Devolution of power in a political system usually has the effect of:
A. Shifting more decision-making to the state level, closer to the people
B. Limiting the ability of courts to interfere with state law
C. Recognizing national authority over states rights
D. Permitting states to refuse to enforce federal laws hurtful to the states
