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How have state powers been eroded by the Federal Government (Money…
How have state powers been eroded by the Federal Government
Federal Mandates
Federal government passes laws that force states to comply
Embody Creative Federalism where Federal government decide what states need and provide them with resources
Printz v United States SC overturned the Brady Act which required that state officials perform background checks on those that want to purchase a gun
Hard to be heard by the court as hear so few cases and receive around 7000 cases a year and hear just below 100 per year
The New Deal
New Deal policies lead to a growth in federal government
Federal government had greater powers than the states
1929 economic crash and Roosevelt's presidency
Federal and State government is interconnected
Federal and the states have to work together to govern
Embody co operative federalism as the two share power equally
Policy such as education is governed by federal and states
Creates interdependence so the two systems have to work together so that the political system can govern citizens
State Laws
States create their own laws independent of the federal government
Causes conflict if the federal government is ideologically opposed
Obama administration tried to get North Carolina to respect transgender rights by threatening to withhold federal education funding that it provided
Federal government may feel that states are carrying out roles that belong to them
Money
Federal government provides resources in the form of money
Provide state governments with a quarter of all expenses
Grant money to carry out policy they want to implement
Criteria that the states must meet in order to access the money
Allows the federal government to have more powers over the states
2009 Obama and Congress created $4.3 billion worth of grants that the states could compete for, states that received money had achieved 20 educational goals set by the federal government