1.7 Relationship Between the States & the Nat’l Government

Question 1

Amendment 10

Answer 1

The Tenth Amendment, ratified in 1791, enshrines the principle of federalism, dividing power between the federal government and individual states.

The amendment’s significance lies in its affirmation of the limited nature of federal power, ensuring that the federal government does not overstep its bounds.

Question 2

Powers of the States

Answer 2

Powers of the federal government are designed to manage security while the powers of state governments are designed to manage welfare.

Education
Health
Marriage
Morality

Question 3

Concurrent Powers

Answer 3

These are powers that both the states and federal government share. Like:

Taxing

Borrowing money

Creating courts

Maintaining roads

Question 3

Obligations of the States

Answer 3

The states have specific obligations that they must fulfill to both the federal government and to each other.

Full faith and credit

Privileges and immunities

Extradition

Question 4

Revenue Sharing

Answer 4

“Cooperative federalism”

The federal government can distribute federal tax revenue back to the states.

Joint projects can be pursued by the federal and state governments through revenue sharing. (Education, healthcare, etc.)

Can be used by the federal government to exert more control over the states.

Devolution occurs when revenue sharing is either expanded, consolidated, or returned to the states’ control.

Question 5

Aid

Answer 5

Grants
Categorical - $ with strings attached
Block - $ with no strings attached

Mandates
$ granted that demands following a directive
Compliance leading to a $ reward

Question 6

Societal Changes

Answer 6

Congress & the regulation of commerce in the 1800s
16th Amendment & increased interaction between the states and federal government
Local problems becoming national problems
New Deal provisions and the severance from “layer cake” federalism