federalism

Examples of federalism in the following topics:

• The Changing Federal Role in the Economy

  • Classic liberalism and Right-libertarian arguments argue for limited or no role for the federal government in the economy, while welfare economics argue for an increased role of the federal government.
  • In the United States, the Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve, and informally as the Fed) serves as the central mechanism for understanding federal intervention (and de-entanglement) with the economy.
  • The first two objectives are sometimes referred to as the Federal Reserve's dual mandate.
  • The Federal Reserve System acts as the central mechanism for federal intervention in the U.S. economy.
  • Explain the role and the historical origins of the Federal Reserve System in the early 20th century

• Federal Grants and National Efforts to Influence the States

  • In the United States, federal grants are economic aid issued by the federal government out of the general federal revenue.
  • A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.
  • For instance, PBS, the network on which Big Bird features, relies heavily upon federal grants.
  • Federal grants are defined and governed by the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977.
  • Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, claimed that he would cut federal grants to organizations like PBS to reduce the federal budget deficit.

• Federalism

  • Federalism in the United States is the evolving relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States.
  • Federalism in the United States is the evolving relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States.
  • The Tenth Amendment set the guidelines for federalism in the United States.
  • Dual federalism is a theory of federal constitutional law in the United States according to which governmental power is divided into two separate spheres.
  • This became known as Cooperative Federalism.

• The New Deal: Cooperative Federalism and the Growth of the National Government

  • The New Deal: Cooperative Federalism and the Growth of the National Government
  • This concept arose after dual federalism in the United States in the 1930s.
  • There are significant advantages in a federal system to obtain state assistance in the local implementation of federal programs.
  • It may open both federal and state courts to enforcement of that right, by specifically providing concurrent jurisdiction in the federal courts.
  • Describe how the federal government works with the states under a model of cooperative federalism

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• The 10th Amendment

  • The Tenth Amendment states the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or the people.

• Federal Jurisdiction

  • The American legal system includes both state courts and federal courts.
  • Generally, state courts hear cases involving state law, although they may also hear cases involving federal law so long as the federal law in question does not grant exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts.
  • Federal courts may only hear cases where federal jurisdiction can be established.
  • The Federal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, meaning that they can only exercise the powers that are granted to them by the Constitution and federal laws.
  • The federal district courts represent one of the ways federal jurisdiction is split.

• New Federalism and State Control

  • New Federalism is a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government back to the states.
  • Unlike the eighteenth-century political philosophy of Federalism, the primary objective of New Federalism is some restoration of autonomy and power that the states lost as a consequence of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.
  • As a policy theme, New Federalism typically involves the federal government providing block grants to the states to resolve a social issue.
  • It was thus seen as a (narrow) victory for federalism when the Rehnquist Court reined in federal regulatory power in United States v.
  • Brandeis' opinion in New Ice Co. set the stage for new federalism.

• Judicial Federalism

  • Judicial federalism is a theory that the judicial branch has a place in the check and balance system in U.S. federalism.
  • Judicial federalism relies on the fact that the judiciary has a place in the check and balance system within the federal government.
  • The first Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the lower federal courts and specified the details of federal court jurisdiction.
  • Madison changed the role of the judicial branch in the federal system.
  • Analyze the complex role of the state and federal judiciary in the federal system

• Dual Federalism: From the Civil War to the 1930s

  • America functioned under dual federalism until the federal government increased influence after the Civil War.
  • Dual federalism is a theory of federal constitutional law in the United States where governmental power is divided into two separate spheres.
  • Within such jurisprudence, the federal government has authority only where the Constitution so enumerates.
  • The federal government is considered limited generally to those powers listed in the Constitution.
  • National courts now interpret the federal government as the final judge of its own powers under dual federalism.