Locate TWO news articles related to one of the issues testing the relationship between state and federal powers listed below:
a) immigration law (Arizona is an excellent case)
b) same sex marriage (try searching for California/ Proposition 8, though many states will work for this topic - Hawaii, Vermont, Massachussets, New York, Maine and New Hampshire have all recently taken on this issue)
c) medical marijuana
d) abortion
or an issue of your choice, but ask for permission ahead.
1) Summarize and cite two news articles related to your research topic.
Be sure to explain any discreptencies or differences in opionion that may arise in these news sources. Proper formatting for web citations is: (Author's Last, First Name, "Title of Article", Title of Webpage. Date Posted.
2) Explain how this case study tests the authority of the federal government.
3) What laws and Constitutional clauses are relevant to this case?
4) In your opinion, are the laws of the state in question compatible with federal law? If not, why do you believe the state has been able to legislate (pass laws) in this manner?
Minimum 250 words. Posts not including citation information will not be eligible for a grade higher than N on this post.
Due Friday, October 1 by the begining of class.
