https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858 en-us 2017-04-14 18:02:09 UTC 2017-04-27 05:24:46 UTC hello@padlet.com 981027 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395580 The framers of the constitution created a federal system
a) define federalism
b) select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the federal government relative to the states
- categorical grants
- federal mandates
- selective incorporation
c) select two of the following and explain how each has been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government
- Welfare Reform Act of 1996
- Block Grants
- Tenth Amendment]]> 2017-04-14 18:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395580 981115 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395684 Constitutional arrangement in which power is distributed between a central government and subdivisional governments, called states in the United States. The national and the subdivisional governments both exercise direct authority over individuals.]]> 2017-04-14 18:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395684 981027 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395837 Definition: Constitutional doctrine that ensures states cannot enact (make)  laws that take away the constitutional rights of American citizens that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
- This increases the power of the federal government because the states have to comply to the constitution.
Example: 
Gitlow v New York
- the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment of freedom of speech had to also apply to the states

]]> 2017-04-14 18:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395837 981511 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395913 Federal Mandates are rules set up by the federal governments that tell the states what they must do to comply with federal guidelines. Unfunded mandates require state and local governments to provide services or comply with regulations without the provisions of funds. These increase the power the federal government has over the state and local governments with the idea of "power of the purse" The federal government can threaten to take away a state's funding if they do not comply with a federal mandate. For example, if a state does not agree to enforce the federal drinking age (age 21), the federal government can threaten to take away the state's funds to reconstruct highways. ]]> 2017-04-14 18:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166395913 981431 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166396189 Block grants have been used to increase the power of the state government relative to the federal government. Block grants were a part of the devolution revolution that Republicans hoped to accomplish in the early 1980's. Block grants are chunks of money given to states by the federal government with few or no strings attached. The states are given wide discretion on how they can use the money.]]> 2017-04-14 18:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166396189 981115 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166396387 Whatever powers not written in the Constitution or not prohibited to the states, are reserved for the people and or the states. This gives power to the states and power is returned to the states
EX: For instance, questions about how to format important road signs is not mentioned in the Constitution – it is a state power. Policies on issuing drivers’ licenses is not mentioned in the Constitution – it is a state power.]]> 2017-04-14 18:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166396387 981511 https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166396982 Categorical Grants is money granted by the federal to the state and local governments, with strict limitations on how it is to be spent. An example of a categorical grant is the food stamps programs. ]]> 2017-04-14 18:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/981027/ksh2732kw858/wish/166396982