Domestic Policy

What is federalism?

• States & national government share power

• States have more power than the national government

• National government has more power than the states

• States and national government are separate & do not share power

Duel Federalism: Powers of Federal & State Government are Separate, but Equal

Cooperative Federalism: Powers of Federal & State Government are Blended

New Federalism: _______________________

• The government does not give funds to the states because it is separate from the states.

• The government gives funds to states for them to decide how to spend it on their state.

• The government keeps all funding from the states.

• The government gives funding directly to the citizens.

According to our timeline, what ended Dual Nationalism?

• Combination of Federalism: COVID

• Cooperative Federalism: New Deal

• New Nationalism (Cooperative Federalism)

• Creative Federalism: New Deal

What is a grant?

• Tax money that is given to the federal government

• Money that is given to a person/organization that must be paid back

• Tax money that is given given back to the people

• Money that is given to a person/organization that does not have to be paid back

President R. Reagan believed in new nationalism because he felt the
government should give funds to states & let them decide how to spend it on their state. What did he do that backed up this idea?

• Reagan took funds from state governments to fund the national government.

• Reagan gave grants to the national government for federal employees.

• Reagan combined the executive & legislative powers.

• Reagan gave block grants to states to help them fund programs and services.

What do all of these clauses have in common?

Supremacy Clause: Constitution is the supreme law of the land followed by Federal then state/local laws.

Commerce Clause: Federal government oversees trade between states.

Necessary & Proper Clause: Federal government can stretch their powers if necessary to perform a duty.

• They all show how the federal government can intervene with state policies.

• They all show how state policies can intervene with federal governments.

• They all show how local governments can intervene in state policies.

• They all show how power is disbursed between federal, state & local governments.

Before the Great Depression, the U.S. practiced dual federalism. We kept our state & federal government separate. Why did we go start to blend the powers of the national & state governments through cooperative federalism?

• People did not need help during the Great Depression, but the federal government insisted on helping the state governments.

• People didn't want the federal government to be in control.

• People needed the federal government to help the state government to end the Great Depression.

• People didn't want the state governments to be in control.

What is regulatory policy & example(s)?

• Outlaws behaviors that pose a danger to society; FDA

• Provides goods & services through tax money; public education, safety, welfare, roadways

• Moves tax dollars from one organization to another; Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, Head Start, Social Security

What is a distribution policy & example(s)?

• Outlaws behaviors that pose a danger to society; FDA

• Provides goods & services through tax money; public education, safety, welfare, roadways

• Moves tax dollars from one organization to another; Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, Head Start, Social Security

What is a redistribution policy & example(s)?

• Outlaws behaviors that pose a danger to society; FDA

• Provides goods & services through tax money; public education, safety, welfare, roadways

• Moves tax dollars from one organization to another; Medicaid, TANF, SNAP, Head Start, Social Security