Supreme Court said Maryland did not have the right to tax a federal bank
When state and national powers conflict, the national power is superior
Dual federalism
Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918)
Supreme Court said that although the federal government regulates interstate commerce, the individual states are required to regulate any violation of child labor laws (age varies by state)
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Federalism and Politics
Sectionalism and Secession
Nullification: the power to declare acts of the national government as unconstitutional
Secession: the power of a state to leave the union
States’ Rights v. Civil Rights
Integration of schools
Supremacy of federal law over state law
Modern Federalism
Today the power swings back and forth between federal and state
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Background Knowledge, Symbols, Words/Images, Distortions/Caricatures, Stereotypes, Humor, Artist’s Point