states rights vs national supremacy

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Assignment Requirements (30 points):

Information sources used for this research are to be 1) referenced on a separate Works Cited page, and 2) cited your written text, according to the Modern Language Association located via the following URL: http://valenciacollege.edu/library/mla-apa-chicago-guides/Links to an external site.

Using your Textbook (or a Chapter Summary posted in the "Additional Resources" page in the Weekly Module) and at least one other source, prepare a written response of at least 1200 total words to address the following:

The U.S. Constitution granted a few expressed powers to the national government, through the Tenth Amendment, reserved the rest to the states, or to the people. Pick one of the issues listed below, and use your research to identify and explain which level of government (national, state, or other) currently maintains authority. Is power exercised only at one level? Should it be? Or is power on this issue distributed somehow? Should it be? How is this working today? Explain.

Government response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

Government response to protests against racism in the wake of black citizen deaths while in local police custody.

Defining marriage as a licensed relationship and qualification for economic benefits

Regulations for gaining access to public Health Services

Rules and regulations for citizens to purchase and carry firearms

Regulations to classify and use mind-altering substances (alcohol, marijuana, opioids, etc.)

Regulations defining admission processing and privileges (registration, employment, property rights, etc.) of immigrants from other countries

Determining educational curriculum content for public schools

Determining processes for voter registration and participation in elections