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They do this in order to keep everything in balance. An example would be that some states want to legalize marijuana but the federal funding for law enforcement was refused because they did not comply with federal law. The federal government can and does control the states.
States must contribute some of their own money, and they must obey rules set by Congress in order to receive these grants. For example, the federal government contributes 90 percent of the money to build interstate highways, but states must comply with a list of regulations, such as the width of driving lanes and the quality of building materials.
The states gave up some of their power in order to form a Federal union.
the federal govt has no money. instead they are able to take the peoples money from the people, then use that money to control and manipulate the people as they see fit, in order to reach their elitist agenda.
A MANDATE.
Federal law enforcement officers and federal judges are paid by the federal government out of the US treasury.
Money, money, money. The federal government provides monetary help to states for various matters normally within a state's own jurisdiction. But, this help always comes with conditions or mandates that the states must meet or they don't get the money. For example, a basic state police power is setting speed limits on local roads. The federal government has no authority over local state highways, because they are not involved in interstate commerce. Say the federal government believes a speed limit should not exceed 60 miles per hour, but the state believes 65 is just fine. The federal government can offer financial assistance to states for maintenance of local roads but mandate that in order to receive that money, the speed limit cannot exceed 60 miles perhour. States that need this money are now forced to comply with federal guidelines rather than its own, even though the federal government has no power to set speed limits on local highways. This happens in many other areas as well. Education, housing, health care and many others. If a state does not go along with a federal mandate, no money.
The US under The Articles of Confederation was a weak one. States had disputes, and refused to donate money to the federal gov, instead rejecting their requests. The states needed a stronger central government in order to ensure some manner of consistency in the United States of America.
Unfunded mandates states that the federal order that states operate and pay for a program created at the national level. The balance between national powers and state have changed greatly since the Constitution was written.
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