https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb Federalism en-us 2017-02-08 15:52:16 UTC 2017-02-08 16:11:15 UTC hello@padlet.com cole_wheele22 https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152503648 Federalism: A system of government in which power is divided between a national (federal) government and various regional governments. As defined by the United States Constitution, federalism is a fundamental aspect of American government, whereby the states are not merely regional representatives of the federal government, but are granted independent powers and responsibilities. With their own legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch, states are empowered to pass, enforce, and interpret laws, provided they do not violate the Constitution. This arrangement not only allows state governments to respond directly to the interests of their local populations, but also serves to check the power of the federal government. Whereas the federal government determines foreign policy, with exclusive power to make treaties, declare war, and control imports and exports, the states have exclusive power to ratify the Constitution. Most governmental responsibilities, however, are shared by state and federal governments: both levels are involved in such public policy issues as taxation, business regulation, environmental protection, and civil rights. ]]> 2017-02-08 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152503648 cole_wheele22 https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152503892 Example: Everyday when I drive on I-20 I am always stuck in traffic due to the expansion of the road by the county in our area. This also occurs on the bridge on 400 that is starting to weather down. They are having to rebuild and fix it as well.]]> 2017-02-08 15:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152503892 cole_wheele22 https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152504205 Example: As a resident of Georgia I was able to get my learners permit at the age of 15 and my license at the age of 16. However, if I were to live in Kentucky, I would've had to of waited another year for both of those things. This is due to the fact that these are state laws the vary across the country. This also occurs with the legalization of mariuana and the drinking age for alcohol.]]> 2017-02-08 15:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152504205 cole_wheele22 https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152504266 Example: One of the newer federal laws that has gone into play throughout the past couple years was the same-sex marriage law. For a long time there were very few states that allowed this but as of June 26th, 2015, it became a national law that gay people can legally be married in any state in the United States.]]> 2017-02-08 15:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cole_wheele22/1nihddqcpsb/wish/152504266