POLS 207 1nd Edition Lecture 5Outline of Last Lecture I. The Comparative Study of American States II. Using Graphs as AnalysisOutline of Current Lecture I. Federalism in the United States II. The Secret of American Federalism III. Total of Federal Deficits and Federal Grants, 1940-2011IV. Federal Responsibilities V. Shared Responsibilities VI. State Responsibilities Current LectureI. 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 II. 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.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 III. Total of Federal Deficits and Federal Grants, 1940-2011a. Federal deficits = $9.3 trillion i. Deficit/surplus are one year at a time;ii. Debt is cumulative b. Federal grants = $9.1 trillioni. Money given to the states ii. Fed gov’t covering for state gov’ts iii. Would (theoretically) clear the US’s debt. IV. Federal Responsibilities a. National defenseb. Space program c. Postal service i. Helpful for rural areas ii. To provide minimum communication everywhere. V. 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 VI. State Responsibilities a. Educationb. 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.