State Government Policy Key Terms corporate charter, public utility, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, conservation, mandatory sentencing, victim compensation, extradition, parole, shock probation, shock incarceration, house arrest Find Out • Why does each state have its own criminal laws? • What are four major objectives of state economic policy?
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Section 3 Introduction-1 State Government Policy Key Terms corporate charter, public utility, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, conservation,
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The natural ability of each state to deal with individual issues that affect it was foreseen by the Founders. As described by Justice Louis D. Brandeis in a dissenting opinion of New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann (1932): “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single, courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory, and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.”
1. Main Idea Use chart to show the four major policy areas in which state governments enact legislation and an example of each.
Checking for Understanding
business regulation: utilities, consumer protection; environment: clean air and water; crime: police and corrections; health, education and welfare: school funding, AFDC
5. Expressing Problems Clearly What factors must a state legislature weigh when considering taxing or regulating large business corporations?
Critical Thinking
States must consider the effect of taxation and regulation upon business and the possibility that the state might not be attractive to business if business taxes are too heavy or business regulation too severe.
Public Policy Each state writes and enforces its own policies in areas such as education, the environment, housing, and welfare. Create a poster that illustrates serious problems related to one of these areas. Share your chart and analyze possible policy solutions.