Location
Federalism & Separation of Powers
Level of Education
Graduate
Keywords
Bureaucracy, Federalism, Emergency Powers
Presenter Names and Speeches.
Ann Melise Mullins
State Compacts vs. Emergency Compacts
Abstract
It has been a continuous battle between state governments and the federal government on which party is best suited to provide relief and aid to citizens in times of natural disasters and public health crises. This paper will analyze the history of the state and federal government’s involvement in providing aid and relief in times of national crises, as well as the Constitutional provisions for which party should take responsibility.
Included in
Constitutional Law Commons, Disaster Law Commons, State and Local Government Law Commons
State Compacts vs. Emergency Powers
Federalism & Separation of Powers
It has been a continuous battle between state governments and the federal government on which party is best suited to provide relief and aid to citizens in times of natural disasters and public health crises. This paper will analyze the history of the state and federal government’s involvement in providing aid and relief in times of national crises, as well as the Constitutional provisions for which party should take responsibility.
