Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Students will identify examples of the powers reserved and shared among state and the national governments in the American federal system of government. Clarification 2: Students will examine the role the Great Compromise had on the eventual establishment of a federal system of fifty equal states. Clarification 3: Students will explain specific rights that are granted to the states in the language of the U.S. Constitution and its amendments (e.g., 10th Amendment, defense and extradition). Clarification 4: Students will analyze how states have challenged the national government regarding states’ rights (e.g., Civil War, the New Deal, No Child Left Behind, Affordable Health Care Act, Civil Rights Movement).
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