This week we will begin our study of American Federalism. We will investigate how our national government works with the state governments spread across the country. We will study the types of powers and laws that are granted to the federal and state governments, as well as those powers that are shared. We will place emphasis on the laws and policies of Arizona. We will discuss the evolving relationship between the state and national governments, and the conflicts that can arise. We will discuss the issues of the tenth amendment, which focuses on state rights. We will also look at the landmark Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland. The decision in this case set the precedent that actions of individual states may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government. Click on the following link to investigate this Supreme Court Decision:
Students should be reading AR books 20-30 minutes a night and must begin testing this week if they have not done so already!
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