POSC 225 Lecture 3: POSC 3
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A method of government that allows two or more entities to govern the same geographic region. The argument for federalism: authority divided into two levels: national and regional, protects liberty, moderates gov power by sharing, strengthens the union. Enumerated: issues that secure defense, it stabilizes commerce. The states right view: the dred scott decision (1857: dred scott was a slave who thought he could be free by suing for freedom went on for ten years. Issue of state rights. (cid:498)slaves aren"t citizens so they don"t have rights(cid:499) if you get along you"re less likely to fight . Why is diplomacy a form of defense . Dual federalism: separation of national from state power. Judicial protection of business: supreme court limited national power. Brown v. board of education (1954): supreme court justice had to declare that separating colors in school was unconstitutional. Cooperative federalism: shared policy responsibilities: national states and local levels work together.
