State governments flex their authority on key policy issues

About this episode

The episode discusses the authority of state governments in relation to the federal government and emphasizes the power of the people over their states.

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – People act as if the federal government is the supreme law of the land. They’re not. The federal government was created by the states to serve the states, which means the states oversee the federal government. This is really amazing when you realize that We the People have much more power and control over the states than the federal government...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Engel

Topics covered

• state authority
• federal government
• constitutional law
• political power
• state governance

Keywords

• state governments
• federal authority
• constitutional power
• political issues
• state oversight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: federal government, states, We the People

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