POLS 207 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Liberalism II conservatism III social Darwinism IV Chapter 4 A how government evolved Outline of Current Lecture V different government periods A municipal government period B state intercity government period C federal government era VI growth of federal power VII Forms of government A unitary government B confederacy C federalism VIII federal responsibilities Current Lecture Test review Monday 2 24 14 7 8 in HECC 200 municipal government period o influx of European immigrants to cities causing congestion o services for water sewage waste crime health codes building codes mass education o municipal government provides services o corruption o ward heelers helped people vote o elections state intercity government period o political corruption in cities o reforms imposed by states government non partisan elections secret vote civil service system merit vs loyalty jobs given based on skill and ability o Dillion s rule local government is a creation of the state government cities have to comply with state statutes 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 o state regulations supersede common law federal government era 1932 to present o great depression and WWII o federal government responsible for managing the economy and national defense o role of guardian and protector income for elderly disabled protect environment workplace FDIC quality education eliminate discrimination o grants help education o national standards states cannot have lower standards than the national o new federalism growth fo federal power o scope of dometic issues o international issue WWII o States unwilling to act Claimed economy would fix itself o Federal financial resources Without financial resources we would have never gotten out of depression Federal gov can go into debt whereas states cannot After WWII our spending went down and then back up because of the cold war We helped fight Russia Each major spending spree was because of war Spending went up again in 2009 because of the great recession Major trading partner is china Johnson waned to create the great society so started a war against poverty o Food stamps o Welfare o Medicare Clinton was the lowest spending level of all Forms of government o Unitary government Power to central government o Confederacy Articles of confederations National government gets power from states states have all the power Constitutional convention Review article and amend articles of confederation Delegates were well educated Bill of rights o Federalism People give power to the states and federal government People vote and elect congress executive Federal responsibilities o National defense o o Only one national army Space program Postal service In constitution Problems with Saturday delivery