Grants
What does a categorical grant do?
Gives states money with strict guidelines on how to spend the money.
When Abbott called a state of emergency, what powers did it give him?
More funding from the feds
Military power
What is the basic definition of federalism?
The way state and federal governments interact
What are delegated powers?
Powers delegated to the national government.
Regulate interstate commerce
Coin money
Maintain armed forces
Declare war
Unitary government
Strong national government, weak state government
What are block grants?
What is snow?
White, fluffy stuff
What is cooperative federalism?
Working together to achieve the wishes of the federal government.
Which article limits the state's policymaking powers?
Article 1, Section 10
Confederate government
What is an unfunded mandate?
It is a regulation/law/rule that states are required to implement without federal funding.
What were some main factors that led to widespread power outages?
Freezing natural gas lines
The fact that we are not interconnected
Failure to winterize
Who regulates interstate commerce?
Federal government
Article VI: The Supremacy Clause. What does this do?
Maintains the law that the federal government is always above the state government.
Federal government
Shared powers between national and state level
What type of grant do states like the most?
Block grants
What is special about Texas' power grid?
Our grid is almost entirely independent.
Concurrent powers?
Powers that both feds and state have:
Maintain order
Provide public welfare
The most important clause of all that gives the feds their power
Article 1, Section 8, the Necessary and Proper Clause
Powers not delegated to the federal government is reserved for the states is which amendment?
10th Amendment, 1791
Why do states dislike unfunded mandates?
No money involved
Federal government interjecting
Working with the federal government is an example of what type of federalism?
Cooperative federalism
What is dual-federalism?
The national government and the state government do not mix powers as much as they possibly can.
What are reserved powers?
Powers reserved for the states.
Punishing criminals
Conducting elections
Marriage
No states shall abridge the privileges or immunities of US citizens is which amendment?
14th, 1868