Federalism and The States, Pt. I

Now Batting for Federalism: The Supremacy Clause

Lecture by Larry Sabato
15 min

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Summary:
Since the country’s founding, there have always been power struggles between the states and the federal government. The Civil War’s devastation of half the states and the federal government’s usurping of state powers in the New Deal are low points for state power, but other times in history see the balance of power shifting the other way. This long game of tug-of-war ensures that no one group will dominate.

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Larry Sabato is the founder and direction of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, a professor of politics, and a nationally renowned elections scholar.

 

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