POLS 207 1nd Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I The Comparative Study of American States II Using Graphs as Analysis Outline of Current Lecture I Federalism in the United States II The Secret of American Federalism III Total of Federal Deficits and Federal Grants 1940 2011 IV Federal Responsibilities V Shared Responsibilities VI State Responsibilities Current Lecture I II Federalism in the United States a What you know about federalism is wrong i There is NO national government only a federal one b The states created the federal gov t i Big power to the states 1 US Constitution ii Disagreements between states 1 Need a SUPER MAJORITY 2 MAJORITY RULE is not the simple rule iii Gave the federal gov t the dirty jobs iv The states have the right to oversee and create local gov t as well v Based on empirical reality c Division of Labor i Local things taken care of by the local gov t ii State things taken care of by the states iii National things taken care of by the federal gov t d Overlap of authority and responsibility e Dynamic federalism i Things in the country are always changing The Secret of American Federalism a Federal gov t gives money to the states secretly i State gov t takes credit of whatever is done using that money These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV V VI ii This is how the states can provide more value than what they get in revenue b Federal gov t is inefficient i Fed gov t takes tons of money only provides a little bit ii But also gives some money to the states iii A lot of money also goes into the armed forces and foreign aid Total of Federal Deficits and Federal Grants 1940 2011 a Federal deficits 9 3 trillion i Deficit surplus are one year at a time ii Debt is cumulative b Federal grants 9 1 trillion i Money given to the states ii Fed gov t covering for state gov ts iii Would theoretically clear the US s debt Federal Responsibilities a National defense b Space program c Postal service i Helpful for rural areas ii To provide minimum communication everywhere Shared Responsibilities a Provides the classic model for how state and local gov ts interact b Welfare i States decide who is eligible for Medicaid ii What services they can get c Employment services d Unemployment compensation State Responsibilities a Education b Health c Police and corrections d Welfare e Highways and transportation i However receives close to 100 of all funding from the fed gov t f Fire