American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 3: Federalism

Learning Objectives

Having studied this chapter, students should be able to do each of the following:

1. Label types of government systems and types of sovereignty.
2. Identify the three components of public policy.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the distribution of federal vs. state powers.
4. Identify national-to-state obligations and state-to-state obligations.
5. Identify key constitutional amendments in the evolution of federalism.
6. Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of U.S. federalism today.