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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity State and Local Politics Department of Political Science and Government Aarhus University October 23, 2014 Procedural Stuff

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

State and Local Politics

Department of Political Science and Government Aarhus University

October 23, 2014

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

1 Procedural Stuff

2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

6 Activity

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1 Procedural Stuff

2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

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Procedural Stuff

Exam

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Procedural Stuff

Exam Activity planned for 10:00-11:00 session

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Procedural Stuff

Exam Activity planned for 10:00-11:00 session Presentations for next week (on Partisan politics)

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

1 Procedural Stuff

2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

6 Activity

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Activity: Important Cases (continued)

List of important SCOTUS cases Research the cases online Share with the class and discuss

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Discussion

What role does Supreme Court decisions have for politics and policymaking? Why is that role good or bad for American politics?

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Questions about judiciary?

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1 Procedural Stuff

2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

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Federalism

National government States Counties Cities Regional (within-state) governments Direct democracy

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Between-State Institutional Variations

All states have: Governor as executive Bicameral legislature (except NE) Judiciary (but form varies)

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

Between-State Institutional Variations

Lots of variation on: Separation of authority between state, counties, and cities Role of counties Presence and types of regional governments City-level authority and jurisdiction (related to size) How schools are governed

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

Between-State Policy Variations

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

Between-State Policy Variations

Congressional laws apply universally across states States have jurisdiction in all other matters Some overlapping jurisdiction between state and national gov’ts

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

Between-State Policy Variations

Congressional laws apply universally across states States have jurisdiction in all other matters Some overlapping jurisdiction between state and national gov’ts Federal authority through “block grants”

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

Example: Taxes

National government can only raise funds through income tax and tariffs States can tax almost anything Local governments have limited, but variable, taxing powers

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

1 Procedural Stuff

2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

6 Activity

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Local Governments

Meaning: city, township, county, etc. Depend on type of population

Urban Suburban Rural

Sometimes strange politics Elections unlike those on national level

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Procedural Stuff Supreme Court Cases (cont.) States and Federalism Local-level Politics Direct Democracy Activity

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2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

6 Activity

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Background

No national direct democracy Direct election of Senators (17th Amend.; 1913) Most prevalent in Western states

esp. CA; also AZ, CO, MT, NV, ND, OR

All states (except DE) have referenda on state constitutional amendments

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Forms of Direct Democracy

Legislature-initiated amendments (49 states) Legislature-initiated statutes (24) Citizen-initiated constitutional amendments (18) Citizen-initiated statutes (21)

Direct (referendum is law-making) Indirect (referendum is referring only)

“Veto referendum” (25) Recall of elected officials (18)

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Questions about direct democracy in the U.S.?

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1 Procedural Stuff

2 Supreme Court Cases (cont.)

3 States and Federalism

4 Local-level Politics

5 Direct Democracy

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Activity: State Policy Variation

Work in pairs Pick a policy area Figure out state-to-state variations

How do state policies vary? Why?

Prepare a 5-minute presentation for next week

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