Federalism & Current Events Civics Essay
Directions : Using the secondary source “ How liberals learned to love federalism” and the primary source document Federalist No. 39, answer the prompt below.
How can state governments/political parties use the system of federalism to their advantage when it comes to preserving their rights from the desires of federal rulings?
Choose a current event topic from the list below and develop an argument on how either a Federalist or Anti-Federalist would respond to this issue. (Remember, they each have DIFFERENT reasons for supporting Federalism!)
Current Event Topics:
· Covid-19
· Roe V. Wade
· Gun Rights
· Immigration
· Marriage Equality
· Sex Education
· Pay Gap (Gender, Ethnicity, etc.)
· Access to Contraceptives
· Taxes
· Healthcare
· Privatization of Infrastructure (Water, Electricity, Natural Disasters)
· Education
· Marijuana Laws
· Miscellaneous