With the reduction of the police budget and the surge of crime in Chicago, Chicago City Councillor Anthony Napoltano bluntly said that Chicago's crime rate had deteriorated. Weekend shooting in Chicago: 5 deaths, 48 injuries, including suspected unintentional targets, ranging from 14 to 54 years old.

For review 1. in terms of which government is sovereign, differentiate among a unitary system, a confed- eral system, and a federal system of government. 2. to which level of government does the constitution distribute the enumerated po implied powers? concurrent powers? reserved powers? provide several power. 3. what matters fall within the scope of state sovereignty? differentiate among dual federalism, cooperative federalism, centralized federalism, and conflicted federalism. how does the national government use grants-in-aid, mandates, and preemption to direct the policy of state and local governments? 6. what do we mean by intergovernmental relations? why is the term a good description of u. s. federalism today? 7. list several advantages and several disadvantages of a federal system.