PSC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Federalist No. 10, Controlled Substances Act, Supremacy Clause

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSC 101
• Professor: Mr. Joseph R Matheson

Document Summary

Psc 101-008 chapter 3 notes - federalism: states and nation. Federalism - a system in which the government powers are divided between state and central governments; neither government completely controls the other. Not explicitly stated in the constitution, but federalism came about because of important clauses within the constitution. Example: marijuana issue - us controlled substances act of 1970 (which makes it illegal to possess or distribute marijuana) where you live impacts the drug laws that you are subject to and who the. President is impacts how the laws are enforced. The amount of autonomy that states have is constantly debated. Helps form the foundation on which all us policy actions are built. Types of political systems: subunit governments i. e. china, japan, iran, france, turkey. Unitary system - most common, central government controls all. Federal system - central government and subunit governments.