POLS 207 1nd Edition Lecture 6Outline of Last 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 Outline of Current Lecture I. Politics of U.S. Federalism II. American Law III. US Constitution IV. State Constitutions V. Texas Constitution VI. Growth of Federal Power VII. Federal Funds Given to State and Local Gov’ts VIII. Federal Grant System Advantages IX. Problems of Federal Grant SystemCurrent LectureI. Politics of U.S. Federalism a. Law b. Money II. American Law a. Constitutional Lawi. Comes directly from the US Constitution b. Statutory Law i. Comes from statues ii. Laws passed by the legislature c. Common Law i. Law developed by judges on court cases III. US Constitution a. Delegated powers b. Reserved powers and denied powers c. Structure and organization IV. State Constitutions 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.a. Bill of rights for each stateb. Separation of powers c. Laws for local gov’ts V. Texas Constitution a. Individual rights b. State gov’t organization c. Local gov’t d. Citizen participation e. Substantive material VI. Growth of Federal Power a. Why has the fed gov’t gained more power than it had?i. Scope of domestic issues ii. International issues iii. States unwilling to act iv. Federal financial resourcesVII. Federal Funds Given to State and Local Governments a. Formula grants i. Specifies a precise formula for spending in the legislation that is creating the programb. Categorical grants i. Very specific on what it is supposed to be spent onc. Block grants i. Fewer restrictions that categorical grants d. Earmark grants i. Spending is under Congressional discretion VIII. Federal Grant System Advantages a. National goals within federal system b. Inadequate state-local revenue c. Greater progressivity of federal revenue d. Achieve threshold standards IX. Problems of Federal Grant Systems a. Size and complexity b. Lack of hierarchy c.