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Federalism
9/12/2011Lecture 4
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Clearly Stated Learning Objectives
• Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:– understand and interpret the United States
Constitution and apply it to present policy dilemmas.
– understand why our national government works and why the American system of government is unique.
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Office Hours
• Tomorrow 8-12• Wednesday 8-10:30
• Free Constitutions for anyone who stops by
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Concurrent Powers
• Power shared by Federal and State Governments– Power To Tax
– Make laws protecting Public safety
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Income Taxes By State
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Interstate Relations :Privileges and Immunities
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Interstate Relations: Full Faith and Credit of Public Records
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THE EVOLUTION OF FEDERALISM
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10th AmendmentThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States,
are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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So How many governments are there?
The Federal Government
Ok, That’s one
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What Else?
50 State
Governments
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What Else are there?• 3,034 County Governments• 36,000 Local Governments• 13,000 School Districts• 37,000 Special Districts– Utility Districts- PEC– Hospital Districts– Transit Districts- e.g. CAP Metro– Park Districts– Water Districts- e.g. LCRA– And more!
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What Does This Mean?• There are roughly 89,500 governments that
have legal authority over policymaking.
• Some governments are impotent in certain policy areas, while extremely powerful in others.
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Things Not Mentioned By the Constitution
• Health Care
• Education
• Police Power
• The Environment
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Metaphors of Federalism
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Dual and Cooperative Federalism
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FEDERALISM TODAYHow Things Get Done
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Federalism Today Relies on
• Implied Powers
• 16th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
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What is Fiscal Federalism
• Providing Financial incentives for states to pursue national policy goals
• Come in the Form of Grants-in-aid
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How important?
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Sources
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Block Grants
• Few Strings Attached
• States like these
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Categorical Grants
• 90% of All Grant Money
• Most require state matching funds
• Less Freedom
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Project Grants
• A Type of Categorical Grant
• Competitive
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Formula Grants
• Based on specific income or population formulas
• Often census based
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Medicaid
• The Biggest Categorical Grant (a formula grant)
• Health Insurance for the Poor
• Demand has increased as have costs
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ENTITLEMENTS
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Entitlements
• Provide resources directly to individuals
• If You are eligible, you receive the resource
• Bypasses the states altogether.
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These are Very Expensive
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Social Security
• The Largest Single Federal Program
• A program that everyone loves
• A Program that tracks baby names
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Why do we love it?
• Almost everyone gets it- 54 million people were receiving benefits.
• It has very basic goals that are easy to reach
• The average worker gets $1,164 a month
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How Do We pay for it?
• Payroll Taxes– I Pay 4.2% of my salary For 2011– St. Edward’s matches this
• There is an upper limit on taxes… for Now (the most you can pay is $4,485.60 )
• The most you can get in benefits is $2366
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SOCIAL SECURITY IS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE
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America is Getting Older
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Americans are living Longer
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There are Fewer Workers
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The 2011 Numbers
In 2016 we will begin paying more in benefits than we collect in taxes. Without changes, by 2036 the Social Security Trust Fund will be exhausted* and there will be enough money to pay only about 76 cents for each dollar of scheduled benefits.
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Baby Boomers and Recession (2011)
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Bankrupt vs. Broke
• Bankrupt- not being able to meet your obligations
• Broke- not having any money
Either way, we need policy change
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How to Solve the Problem?
• There are many solutions
• All involve risk and create winners and losers
• Your primary targets are voting constituents