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A.
1. Both the national and state governments check each other, so one branch won’t become too powerful.
2. A unitary government would make it much easier to manage the states. It would be easier to pass laws without much conflict. The states would be more united if they were under a unitary government.

 

B. 

1. The national government has the right to declare war. The states are united and one country, so they should declare war as one country, instead of certain states declaring war.

2. The states have the power to establish local governments. The state would have a better idea of local concerns that should be dealt with when forming the governments.

3. Both the state and national government can make and enforce laws. Laws should reflect each state’s individual and local concerns, while also having national laws that reflect the concerns of the whole country.

C.

1. Supremacy of the national government over the states. The supremacy clause, which is in article VI, is most important to this principle.

2. The second principle is that the national government has certain implied powers that go beyond its enumerated powers.  The elastic clause, which is the last paragraph of article I of the constitution, refers to the national government’s implied powers.

D. 

1. The full faith and credit clause requires each state to recognize the official documents and civil judgments that have been carried out by the courts of other states. Congress permits states to disregard gay marriages, even if they are legal in other states.

2. The privileges and immunities clause gives citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states. An exception would be higher college tuition for out of state students.