Packet 8: Tossup 16

Description acceptable. William Riker argues that these systems form when a namesake “bargain” occurs under duress. Yingyi Qian (“ch’yen”) and Barry Weingast argue that these systems are credible commitments to market incentives in a “Chinese style.” Wallace Oates founded a field studying “fiscal” forms of these systems inspired by the Tiebout (“TEE-bo”) model. These systems are protected by Germany’s Bundestreue (“BOON-diss-TROY-uh”) doctrine, Canada’s pith and substance test, and the anti-commandeering doctrine. (10[2])These systems often allow for “equalization transfers.” (10[1]-5[1])India has (10[1])a “quasi” type of these (10[1])systems. (-5[1])US jurisprudence contrasts “layer cake” and “marble cake” (10[3])models (10[3])of this (10[1])system, (10[3])which (10[2])allegedly creates “laboratories of democracy.” For 10 points, name this type of system preserved by the Tenth Amendment, (10[2])in which regional governments retain significant powers and form a “non-unitary” state. ■END■ (10[1])

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