PLSC 373 Lecture 2: 8/31
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The people need to feel like they are a part of the federal system, and they need to accept the power and understand the legitimacy of the federal government. Both the people and the states need to accept legitimacy of federal govt. The freedom of states really ended up being less freedom because of all the complications, we run more smoothly when there is a general set of rules that everyone abides by. Driving example- everyone adhering by rules of the road (stop signs, lights, etc) in order for us to safely get from point a to point b. Giving up power, you have to understand that you will end up with something better. The states will have better interstate relationships and interactions. A national government instead of a federal govt would have completely dissolved the states, and be one single nation.