50 POINTS
Complete answers, questions
too! (-7 no questions) Due on Monday, November 28
1.
How
does the author view the effectiveness of FDR’s cooperative federalism
and LBJ’s creative federalism? Why does the author feel this way?
2.
Why
does the author discount Bush’s urban agenda policies such as educational
reform and homeland security?
3.
Why
do Congresspersons prefer to use block grants in aiding their states?
4.
What
is the articles most persuasive argument as to why there has been such an urban
“neglect” by Congress?
5.
Explain
the administration’s urban plan, Community Uplift?
6.
What
are the positives of using public money to create “incentives” for
private-public partnerships in urban districts?
7.
Why
does the author feel that many of these partnerships are not all they are
cracked up to be?
8.
The Community Reinvestment Act (cra), enacted in 1977 created a
carrot and a stick approach to banking in urban areas. Explain its success.
9.
Clinton’s Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community (ez/ec)
program is an example of new federalism. Explain how the feds, local gov. and
private business play a part.
10. Bush’s centerpiece of his urban
agenda is the pushing of a 1986 low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)
program. How does it help
businesses economically and through public relations?
11.
How is
homeownership a key policy objective to President Bush?
12.
An
example of a Federal regulatory policy that Bush does support it “rental
initiatives”, what are they?
13.
What does the Bush administration
want to do with the Section 8 housing voucher program? How is this an example of devolution?
14.
What
are some three examples in the article of faith based initiatives in
Bush’s moral uplift agenda?
15.
According to the author what are
the three reasons why Bush is so quiet on his urban agenda. (Please explain the reasons)
16. The author states some positives concerning
Bush’s subterranean agenda, what are they?
17. What are the criticisms of this
agenda from the left, libertarians and the social right?
18. Why do YOU think a large direct
Federal aid package to reform urban areas is highly unlikely in today’s
political world?
19. After reading this article, why
are Federal Mandates (such as Medicaid) seen as unfair given the current nature
of fiscal federalism?
20. What type of Federalism do you
favor? Explain why.