https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1 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 en-us 2017-04-14 15:58:29 UTC 2023-05-19 12:44:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385121 Federalism is when power is shared between national and shared governments]]> 2017-04-14 16:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385121 979932 https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385375 Block grants have been used to increase the power of the states because block grants have less strings attached. Since they have less strings attached, the states have more freedom to make decisions in terms of what they spend their money on. ]]> 2017-04-14 16:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385375 https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385477 Categorical Grants have been used to strengthen the power of the federal government relative to the states because it restricts the states spending and limits what they can actually spend their grant on, and how the state is to spend their money. It can only be used for specific purposes issued by the government.]]> 2017-04-14 16:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385477 981851 https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385557 Any power not specifically enumerated in the Constitution is reserved for the states- to the people]]> 2017-04-14 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385557 981851 https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385826 The Bill of Rights are incorporated to the states- the states need to respect the rights of its citizens ]]> 2017-04-14 16:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385826 981851 https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385951 A requirement the federal government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds; usually deals with environmental policy and civil rights which makes it difficult for any state or local official to argue its attachment; governments way of keeping control on the states

]]> 2017-04-14 16:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166385951 https://padlet.com/981851/r0a1roy0toy1/wish/166386166 The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 has been used to increase the power of the states relative to the federal government by ending federal entitlement status of welfare. In its place, federal government gave block grants to states to administer welfare "Strings" attached to these grants. 

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