POLS 301
Gaffaney
Supreme Court Power V. State
In the past few years, we have witnessed an accelerated progression of the federal government enacting their power over the states, specifically the judicial branch. The topic of federalism refers to a political concept describing the practice where a group of members are bound together by agreement or covenant with a governing representative head. Distribution of power between state and federal courts arises concern among citizens as the national government has been making landmark decisions, overruling the concept of “state sovereignty,” which, through a number of constitutional provisions, seeks to preserve the “immunity” rights of states, protecting them from unnecessary