How the National Government expands its powers
1. Legislation
2. Judicial interpretations
3. Incentives and sanctions
Examples of the above
1.Voting Rights Act of 1963
*Voting rights act of 1965
A. If less than half of the polulation was registered to vote, the federal government would send in REGISTRARS:
B. Complaint of voter discrimination, the federal government would send in EXAMINERS
C. Literacy tests cannot be used for five years.
2. McCulloch VS Maryland (1819), Dread Scott Decision (1857), cases concerning New Deal legislation (1936-1937) Brown VS the board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
3. Grants in aid, Categorical grants (1945)
Formula grants, Project grants, Block grants.
* Through these examples, the national government is increasingly predominant!