Katrina and Federalism Reflection Essay Before watching the video titled Federalism: Lessons of Katrina, I expected it to be about how the government responded to hurricane Katrina. Not only was my assumption correct, I gained a better understanding of federalism by observing how the local, state, and national levels of government responded to one of the worst crises in American history. From my observation, it seemed that the government on all levels failed to prepare, and then aid, the victims
boarders, providing healthcare coverage for the population or relief after a devastating hurricane. Kettl use two primary examples to illustrate his argument. The first example talks about his mother-in-law, Mildred, who is suffering from the Alzheimer’s disease. She received medical and nursing-home care through Medicare and
population of about 37,000 people during the 1900. Being a city on the gulf coast, getting hit by a hurricane was expected. Galveston has been hit with many hurricanes before but one particular hurricane almost wiped out the whole city. On September 8th, 1900, a potent hurricane producing wind up to 120 miles per hour and flooded the city with about 15 feet of water made landfall. The aftermath of the hurricane was horrific, it broke the city down to rubbles and a few thousands of people lost their lives
between the federal government of the United States and the state and local governments is unique. This relationship in the modern age has become more interconnected and complicated than ever before. The weaknesses of American Federalism has never been as glaringly obvious as it was in the response by state, local and federal governments to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Failures by multiple elected officials and government agencies exacerbated an already dire situation by delaying much needed
constitution and the idea of Federalism. This debate is very much present in our modern day world and it presents challenges of its own. Some of these said challenges in the American federalist society include the breakdowns in communication, the extents, and limits of government vs state power and the shared powers of said parties. To begin we must address the issue of the communication breakdown in the United States. The best example I can give is the hurricane, Katrina. During this disaster, the
shaped my own opinion on this book and the ideas presented by it. The Mildred Paradox In the book Kettl defines the Mildred Paradox as the federal government is doing a lot of service payment but not service provision. That is purely what the modern American public would believe. However, when the public wanted something a while ago they pushed and pushed for it from Congress. The public now has to worry about what to do with these
tends to diverge itself from strict equality. Modern societies aren’t unlike those of old. There is a limited amount of resources and they remain, according to the media, in the hands of the top ten percent. If you look close enough you’ll see a pattern of distribution aimed at the least fortunate
citizens via “police powers.” d. Congress’s power to tax the states. e. freedom from unlawful searches. Question 3 10 out of 10 points Dual federalism is also known as Selected Answer: a. layer-cake federalism. Answers: a. layer-cake federalism. b. cooperative federalism. c. New Federalism. d. coercive federalism. e. marble-cake federalism. Question 4 0 out of 10 points The relationship between the states and the federal government changed dramatically soon after Selected Answer:
analysis of six scenarios. The scenarios are as follows: History and rolls of law enforcement in society, Levels of jurisdiction, Distinction among the multiple functions of Law enforcement agencies, Analysis of Historical events that have shaped modern policing practices, Ethical and professional behavior in the workplace, and Evaluation of how knowledge, skills, and attitude learned in this course apply to your chosen career. There will also be a summary of reactions on Ethical and professional