Chapter 11

1. Chapter 11 Section 1 Federalism: One Nation and Fifty States

2. Public Policy Public Policy choices Governments response to public issues. An issue is a point of conflict, not all people will agree on a solution. Govt. officials must make choices and trade off in solving issues of contention and conflict. These solutions also require citizens to make choices and exercise their responsibilities. Solving pubic problems requires effort from the community, individual citizens, & elected officials

3. Federalism • Federalism • State powers • Shared powers • Divides power between the fed. Govt. & state govt. • Not specified in the Constitution. • Covered by the 10th Amendment. • Powers to set up local govt., conduct elections, set up schools, oversee business, make laws, protect public health and safety. • Fed. & State govt. share powers to tax, borrow money, set up courts, enforce laws, and punish lawbreakers. • What gives state all powers not denied them or given to the national govt., the 10th amendment. • State government do not have the responsibility for federal taxation. • The constitution list the powers of the national government • The national and state govt. share responsibility for providing public assistance

4. Federalism • Unitary Govt. • A political system in which most all powers lies with the central govt. • Would be difficult in U.S. due the size and diversity of our country. • Our system of govt., which divides powers between the national and state govt’s., is an example of federalism. • A Unitary system of govt. would probably not work here because the population is to diverse. • A state might need the help of the fed. Govt. when a project is very expensive.

5. Federalism in Action • Mixed power • Fed. And state powers are not delineated, they are mixed and intertwine with each other , at times it is difficult to tell where state power starts and end and where fed. Power starts and ends.