Your group will research a contemporary issue and how it relates to Federalism. This pathfinder contains resources curated by Ms. Hoetzlein and Ms. Younkers to help you find reliable, authoritative evidence to support your research.
Before starting research on your topic, review this article on federal-state relations.
Constitutional Connections: The basis for your claim whether federal government or the states should legislate and enforce laws associated with your issue.
Federalists: Necessary and Proper Clause combined with Commerce Clause, also Privileges and Immunities Clause
Anti-Federalists: Tenth Amendment
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Constitutional Connections: The basis for your claim whether federal government or the states should legislate and enforce laws associated with your issue.
Federalists:
Anti-Federalists: Second Amendment and Police Powers
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Constitutional Connections: The basis for your claim whether federal government or the states should legislate and enforce laws associated with your issue.
Federalists: Privileges and Immunities Clause
Anti-Federalists: Tenth Amendment and Reserved Powers
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Constitutional Connections: The basis for your claim whether federal government or the states should legislate and enforce laws associated with your issue.
Federalists: Necessary and Proper Clause and Commerce Clause
Anti-Federalists: Businesses fall within state boundaries, view impact through lens of intrastate commerce NOT federally controlled interstate commerce
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Constitutional Connections: The basis for your claim whether federal government or the states should legislate and enforce laws associated with your issue.
Federalists: Necessary and Proper Clause and Supremacy Clause
Anti-Federalists: Referendum; also consider ideals spelled out in the Declaration of Independence
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