US doesnt remain federal

• • The Constitution allows Congress to enact all “necessary and proper” laws, which gives it powers beyond the scope of the Constitution.
  • This can limit the ability of states to make their own laws.
• federal departments

  • The federal government has expanded its Cabinet, increasing its control over areas once managed by states.
  • Example: The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002, and the Department of Education in 1979.
• Federal grants

  • The federal government can issue categorical grants which must go to a specific purpose, restricting the ability of the states to make policy.
• Supreme Court

  • More cases have been submitted to the Supreme Court rather than state supreme courts and federal courts.