Federalism Flashcards
Dual Federalism (layer cake)
Part of the same but each one has it’s own individuality
Individual powers
Traditional Federalism
Dynamic
It can change
Cooperative federalism (marble cake)
All rights and powers are intertwined
Cooperation between central & subunits
Fiscal federalism
Federal funding of state programs
How the way money is divided
3 categories of power
War
Commerce
Taxing
Concurrent powers
Both federal and states have power
Reserved powers
Held by states alone
Guaranteed by 10th amendment
Prohibited powers
Denied to either national or state
Grants-in-aid-system
National government providing billions of dollars have federal grants to the states
Categorical grants
Money appropriated for specific purpose
Block grants
Provide flexibility
Revenue sharing
Federal government would share tax revenue with states