Negative Effects Of Federalism On Racial And Ethnic Groups

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1. Examine the positive and negative effects of federalism on racial and ethnic groups in the United States (Chapter 3).

To understand how federalism has positive and negative consequences on racial and ethnic groups you need to know what federalism is. Federalism effects state and local governments. State and Local governments make policies that affect the residents which in turn influence the "politics of race and ethnicity...the higher the concentration of racial and ethnic minority population in a state or local area, the greater the impact of racial and ethnic minorities exert on their government". pg58 Some of the negative effects of federalism can have on racial and ethnic groups are noticeable in such instances as, our voting procedures.