GOVT 2306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Nullification Crisis, Tenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
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Shelby county vs. holder says that recently passed voter identification law did not require federal approval. Claimed to be a law to avoid voter fraud, but also said to disfranchise many minority voters who tend to vote democratic. Federalism - system of divided power between central and state government. States do much of the routine governance in the us. State laws provide regulations for birth, death, marriage, divorce, and most crime and punishment. Commercial law, corporations, professions, educations, prisons, highways, welfare, and environmental issues. Federalism exists because it is a method for bringing together smaller units to achieve a larger goal, fostering commerce and improving military security. Immediate effect of the new constitution post articles of confederation was the increase in national power and to delegate to the national government distinctive powers and responsibilities such as national defense and foreign policy.