AP Homework

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Pages 95-103

1. List 3 major “states rights” issues that you know of or are mentioned in the reading. Why do you believe that those issues ignite conflict between the state and national governments?
2. What is the result when a state passes a law that conflicts with a law created by the central or “federal” government?
3. How is US federalism different from a unitary government system?
4. What are the three defining characteristics of federalism?
5. Make a flash card for dual federalism.
6. Make a flash card for shared federalism.
7. What is nationalization, and what are the pro’s and con’s of the phenomenon? Do you believe that it has gone too far? Explain your answer.