POLS 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Dual Federalism, Divided Government, Cooperative Federalism
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Your basic civil liberties are described in article i of the constitution and the. The right to privacy is explicitly mentioned in ____ of the constitution. The bill of rights was adopted after the ratification of the constitution. Originally, us senators were selected by state legislatures. States often cite the 10th amendment when they argue that the national government does not have the right to usurp their powers and prerogatives. Checks and balances ensure that no one group or branch of government can exercise exclusive control over federal policy. In drafting the constitution, federalism was the solution to the debate over whether the national government or the states should have ultimate sovereignty. Under the articles of confederation, nine states had to approve any law before it was enacted, so laws were difficult to enact. One advantage of federalism in the united states is that state governments are free to as a laboratories for public-policy experimentation.
