From 3e15e234b773af1edc88552c9787bcd18fd90dbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holden Rohrer Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:29:16 -0400 Subject: watched a couple of lectures --- rich/13_interstate | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rich/13_interstate (limited to 'rich/13_interstate') diff --git a/rich/13_interstate b/rich/13_interstate new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c1f885b --- /dev/null +++ b/rich/13_interstate @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Potential interstate problems: Article 4 of the Constitution +- "Full faith and credit clause": states must honor legitimacy of others + - Ex: driver's licenses are validated in other states +- Privileges and immunities + - You don't become an immigrant by moving states + - Citizen of Georgia = Citizen of Florida +- Interstate extradition + - Fleeing a crime between states means you get sent back +- Interstate compacts + - Subject to congressional approval + - Because this will increase the power/rights of a state +- Still being decided through state powers, census, districting + +Two general stages of federalism since civil war +- Dual federalism (1829-1937) + - Divided based on commerce + - Interstate = federal domain + - Limited at the time, local commerce much more common + - Intrastate = full state control +- Cooperative federalism, started by New Deal (1937-1968) + - Federally funded but state-administered + - National Government has a bigger role because they hold the purse + - Social Welfare motivated in public opinion +- The 1970s have unclear federalism + - Public opinion turns against feds: Recession, Vietnam, Nixon +- 1980s--present shifts more power to the states + - President Reagan reshapes federalism + - Public opinion against big government + - Block Grants replace states administering specific programs + with states administering a lump sum social welfare system. + - Puts blame onto state governments + - Lets Reagan build up national defense as much as possible + - Rehnquist Court - Commerce Clasue + - Expanded definition of intrastate commerce + - Reverting to dual federalism +- Future + - FBI and counterterrorism actually hand power back to the states + - Devolution: shift power from national to states + - Clarence Thomas - conservative on SC - favors state power + - Believes it to protect private activity and indiv. freedom + Arguments: + - Geographically easy to petition government + - States control day-to-day bureacracy + - Federal programs can be shaped to state pops. + - States innovate new individual rights (ex social programs) + - You can migrate to shop around for rights + - Good or bad? Unclear. + - But there is a greater burden on state finances -- cgit