Describe the advantages of federalism Quizlet
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Terms in this set (34)What is federalism? The system of shared powers between two or more levels of government What are the advantages of federalism? 1. It can protect ethnic, linguistic, or religious minorites What are the disadvantages of federalism? 1. it
allow local governments to pursue different policies, citizens may receive systematically different treatments and benefits *What does Volden say about states being like experimental labs?* "Among the potential benefits of American federlism is the ability of states to serve as policy laboratories, adopting novel policies to address their needs, abandoning unsuccessful attempts and learning from the successses of similar states" *Define policy diffusion* Volden policy adoptions can be interdependent, where a country or state observes what other countries or states have done and conditions its own policy decisions on these observations. *What are the 5 hypotheses for explaining policy diffusion?* 1. Emulation of successes hypothesis Emulation of successes hypothesis States having policies that successfully accomplish goals are more likely to be emulated than those that do not Seeking Low-Cost hypothesis In order to avoid policy failure, states will especially rely on evidence of success when contracting their program spending Administrators emulating success hypothesis Because of their greater access to information, decisions by administrative agencies will rely heavily on evidence of success Legislators emulating successes hypothesis Because of their reelection considerations, decisions by legislators will rely heavily on evidence of successes Similar States hypothesis Based on competition and policy learning, states are more likely to emulate their geographic neighbors and those with similar political, demographic, and budgetary characteristics *EXPLAIN CHIP* CHIP stands for "Children's Health Insurance Program" *How much leeway did states have in implementing CHIP?* THEY HAD A LOT OF LEEWAY *How large was the range of people that CHIP covered?* 133%-300% of FPL *How did states differ in cost sharing?* Monthly premiums or co payments *What were the results? What hypothesis of policy diffusion did CHIP support?* STRONG support for EMULATION of success STRONG support for LOW COST hypothesis LITTLE support for ADMINISTRATIVE hypothesis SUPPORT for LEGISLATORS hypothesis SUPPORT for SIMILAR STATES hypothesis *When it comes to CHIP, what evidence was there of learning and updating?* From 1998-2001, states made over 100 substantive changes to the implementation of this policy Under what conditions do policies passed at the local level become statewide policies? Snowball Effect Hypothesis Snowball effect hypothesis Adoption of local laws increases the likelihood of statewide adoption Pressure Valve effect hypothesis Adoption of local laws decreases likelihood of statewide adoption What kind of effect is expected in PROFESSIONAL state legislatures? A SNOWBALL EFFECT What kind of effect is expected in NON PROFESSIONAL legislatures? A PRESSURE VALVE EFFECT What kind of policy is expected in STRONG interest groups? SNOWBALL EFFECT What kind of policy is expected in WEAK interest groups? PRESSURE VALVE EFFECT What is the state to state snowball effect? adoption of laws in neighboring states increases likelihood that a state will adopt a similar policy what is the federal government pressure valve and snowball effect? If the federal government passes laws to treat the problem, states are less likely to adopt laws, if the federal gov provides incentives, states are more likely to adopt the policy What is an example of the federal government pressure valve and snowball effect? Smoking laws. What is a confederation? System of shared powers between two or more levels of government where low level governments retain sovereignt ex: US under the Articles of Confederation What is a unitary system? System under which all authority is held by a single, national government What are three ways in which federal governments help solve collective action problems? 1. prevents states from going to war with each other What are the 4 responsibilities of the National Government? 1. National Defense What are the 4 shared prerogatives of the national and state governments? 1. Social Welfare What are the 5 responsibilities of the state/local government? 1. Traffic regulation How common is federalism? 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What is an advantage of federalism quizlet?That is, the advantages of federalism is that states get to experiment in public policy independent of the central government. The disadvantage of federalism is that states get to experiment in public policy independent of the central government.
What is federalism advantages and disadvantages?So, our federalist form of government has several advantages, such as protecting us from tyranny, dispersing power, increasing citizen participation, and increasing effectiveness, and disadvantages, such as supposedly protecting slavery and segregation, increasing inequalities between states, states blocking national ...
What are the 3 strengths of federalism?Advantages of Federalism. Flexibility In Governing. One of the best advantages that federalism provides is allowing states to have authority and governing power under the federal government. ... . Provides A Balance of Power. ... . Allows Citizens Needs to Be Met. ... . Produces Conflict Management.. |