Federalism and Summary

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Federalism and Summary
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Teach for America

• Juniors and Seniors
• Friday, Feb. 9
• Room 130 Wooten Hall
• www.teachforamerica.org

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Homework Returned

• Check grade on WebCT Vista you have until
  Wednesday, February 14, to report problems with
  your grade
• Bring your assignment with a note explaining the
  problem (ATTACHED)
• Give to Bryan Rasmussen
• MWF 9-1015, 337 Wooten Hall

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Exam

• Friday, Feb. 9
• Dr. Ko Maeda
• No late exams given out!!
• Bring sharpened 2 pencil
• No books, notes, mp3 players, cell phones,
  headphones, etc.
• 40 multiple choice and true/false questions

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Power to Tax and Spend

• Categorical Grants
• Block Grants
• General Revenue Sharing

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How Federal Government Uses Money to Control
States

• Categorical Grants
• Conditional Funding
• South Dakota v. Dole
• Feds promoting general welfare
• Condition unambiguous
• Reasonable relation to expenditure
• No independent constitutional bar

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Why Is Conditional Funding Effective?

• States depend on the money from the federal
  government
• If a state loses the federal funding, their
  citizens dont pay lower taxes
• States dont have political power to compensate
  for loss of federal money

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2003 Figures

• Federal Govt. Receipts from Ind. Income Tax
• Per Capita
• State Taxes, Per Capita (National Average)
• State Taxes, Per Capita (Texas)

• 793,699 million
• 2,734.58
• 1,883.56
• 1,315.55

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2003 Figures

• Federal Govt. Receipts (Per Capita)
• State Taxes, Per Capita (National Average)
• Federal Outlays to States (Per Capita)

• 2,734.58
• 1,883.56
• 1,334.32

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Big Picture

• Constitution born from
• Rhetoric of revolution
• Classical liberalism
• Necessity

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Big Picture

• How does federal system fit with Constitutional
  principles?
• People like their local government more than
  national government why?
• How has national government used Constitutional
  flexibility to expand power? Is that good or
  bad??