POL 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cooperative Federalism, Dual Federalism, Supremacy Clause
2 Mar 2021
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Ouid is illegal on the federal level (medical and recreation and its criminalized) however many states have either full legalized it, have legal medical marijuina, or have decriminalized it. Cole memo under obama deprioritized the prosecution of marijuana"s related offenses so long as the individual was following state laws (this was undone under trump) National govt powers: declaring war, minting money. States are more responsive to citizens; states offer more protection for individual rights. Political innovation can occur when different states experiment with different programs. Diffusion: occurs when policies adopted by one state or local govt, spread to others. People have more choice, if they dislike one state, they can move to another. Policies are often more fair; everyone should be treated equally. Policies can equalize resources across the country. Policies can standardize best practices across the nation. National govt can more easily coordinate among agencies. Granted: powers explicitly granted to the national govt.
