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What are some constitutional mechanisms?
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Mandates, block grants, categorical grants, uses of constitutional clauses.
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Mandates - National government dictating sub-national government to do something. (Two Types)
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Funded Mandates - Mandates paid for (but not always completely) by the national government
Unfunded Mandates - Mandates that are paid for by sub-national governments. |
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Grants - Money given by the government in order to accomplish a task. (Two Types)
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Block Grants - Grants given by the national government to sub-national government(s) with very general instructions on what to spend them on.
Categorical Grants - Grants with specific instructions on how to spend them. |
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Constitutional Clauses and Other Mechanisms
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Examples:
Commerce Clause - Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 Supremacy Clause - Gibbons v. Ogden Reserved Powers Clause (10th Ammendment) - Dred Scott case Elastic Clause - McCulloch v. Maryland Full Faith and Credit Clause - U.S. v. Lopez |
