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1 As you follow current events, ask yourself: How do perspectives on federalism influence what policies can be implemented concerning those issues?

2 One’s decision about whether to support states’ rights or national supremacy sometimes varies according to the policy issue in question. For example, some conservatives who otherwise support states’ rights balk at the idea of allowing states to recognize same-sex marriage or approve the use of marijuana. Can such discrepancies be reconciled?

3 Think back to the opening vignette of this chapter. What are the pros and cons of sanctuary cities? How do the actions of sanctuary jurisdictions illustrate federalism in action?

4 Did the framers make the right choice when they created a federal system in this country? Did the Supreme Court make the right choice with its “switch in time” in 1937?