Federalism:
Then
and
Now
Scene
1:
It's
1800,
and
your
political
party
has
just
lost
the
election.
Before
the
new
party
takes
office,
you
try
to
pack
the
federal
judiciary
with
your
own
people.
When
time
runs
out,
you
petition
the
very
courts
you
are
trying
to
pack.
Scene
2:
It's
1991,
and
you
are
a
legal
permanent
resident
of
the
United
States
with
limited
English
proficiency.
You
want
to
take
a
driver's
test
to
get
your
license,
but
the
state
just
passed
a
law
to
"preserve
and
enhance"
the
English
language.
You
are
told
that
you
will
have
to
take
the
driver's
test
in
English.
What
do
the
scenes
have
in
common?
They
illustrate
the
collision
of
federal,
state,
and
individual
rights.
Research
Marbury
v.
Madison
(1803)
and
Alexander
v.
Sandoval,
a
case
decided
by
the
Supreme
Court
in
2001.
Then
compare
and
contrast
the
legal
issues
of
each
case,
including
the
following:
e
how
each
case
involved
the
concept
of
federalism
e
how
each
party
in
the
case
defined
the
concept
of
federalism
