Federalism & Current Events Civics Essay

Directions : Using the secondary source “ How liberals learned to love federalism” and the primary source document Federalist No. 39, answer the prompt below. How can state governments/political parties use the system of federalism to their advantage when it comes to preserving their rights from the desires of federal rulings? Choose a current event topic from the list below and develop an argument on how either a Federalist or Anti-Federalist would respond to this issue. (Remember, they each have DIFFERENT reasons for supporting Federalism!) Current Event Topics: · Covid-19 · Roe V. Wade · Gun Rights · Immigration · Marriage Equality · Sex Education · Pay Gap (Gender, Ethnicity, etc.) · Access to Contraceptives · Taxes · Healthcare · Privatization of Infrastructure (Water, Electricity, Natural Disasters) · Education · Marijuana Laws · Miscellaneous