Identify the major principles of government outlined in the U.S. Constitution
• Explain the major compromises made at the Constitutional Convention
• Differentiate the positions of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists
• Explain the concept of federalism as it operates in the United States
• Describe the evolution of California’s political history
Read the following items:
• Krutz, American Government, Chapter 2: The Constitution
• Krutz, American Government, Chapter 3: American Federalism
• Feld, California Today, Chapter 3
• “States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana, Now Comes the Federal No .” New York Times. (July 15, 2017).
• “California Defiant in Face of Federal Move to Get Tough on Marijuana .” New York Times. (January 4, 2018).
