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Consequences of federalism (Legal (Variety in state law, Marriage age,…
Consequences of federalism
Legal
Variety in state law
Marriage age, driving age
Drug law e.g. California legalising marijuana but it still being illegal under federal law and a schedule 1 drug (same category as heroin, higher than coke)
Death penalty e.g. Oregon allows doctor assisted suicide
There are both federal and state courts
Policy
States can act as policy labs to come up with new solutions to old problems
E.g. affirmative action, healthcare, immigration
Immigration reform in Arizona in 2012 was declared unconstitutional by the S.C
Can come through propositions/initiatives
Political
All elections in states and run by state law
Each state chooses how candidates chosen, procedures for ballot papers, mechanisms in polling stations
Arizona has experimented with online voting
Political parties
Political parties are decentralised/state based
Different state parties can be more conservative/liberal than others
Economic
Huge federal grants to states
Income tax is imposed by both
Different property tax by states
Sales tax varies between cities
Reigonalism
Distinct cultures, accents, idological differences