Federalism

Principles of American Federalism Found in U.S. Constitution

    1.  Delegated Powers to National Government

2.  Can be expanded through necessary and proper clause
giving rise to the implied powers.

    3.  Reserved Powers to State Governments

    4.  Denied Powers

    5.  National Supremacy

Horizontal Federalism

Privileges and Immunities Clause

Full Faith and Credit Clause

Extradition

Interstate Compacts only with Congressional Approval

Dual Federalism to Cooperative Federalism

    Implied Powers

    Necessary and proper clause

    McCulloch v. Maryland

    Inherent Powers

Historical Reasons for Cooperative Federalism

    Civil War

    Industrial Revolution

    Urbanization of America

    World Power

Legal Justification for Cooperative Federalism

War Powers

Commerce Clause

Power to Tax and Spend for the General Welfare

Grant-in-Aid

    Categorical grants

    Project grants

    Block grants

    Revenue Sharing

Cooperative Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Promoting and Regulating Business Activities

Anti-Trust Legislation

Banking

Stock Market

Telecommunications

Transportation

Railroads, Airlines, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Trucks & Busses, Inland Waterways

Public Utilities (Gas, Electricity, Hydro-electric Power

Nuclear Power Industry

Agriculture

Unions

Drugs and Food Processing

Automobile Safety and Pollution Control

Managing the National Economy

Providing for Public Health and Safety

Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare

Medicare and Medicaid

Environmental Protection

Grant-In-Aid

National Defense Highway System (Interstates)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Head Start

Model Cities

War on Poverty

Community Action Programs

Job Training

Public Housing