Historically, some states have taken advantage of their sovereign discretion under institutions of federalism to discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities despite constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process. How does federalism enable this sort of abuse? What institutions and political dynamics support legal discrimination at the state level in the American federal system? What political forces ultimately enabled the national government to end legal discrimination in these states?

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The Answer of Historically, some states have taken advantage of their sovereign discretion under institutions of federalism to discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities despite constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process. How does federalism enable this sort of abuse? What institutions and political dynamics support legal discrimination at the state level in the American federal system? What political forces ultimately enabled the national government to end legal discrimination in these states?

Historically, Some States Have Taken Advantage of Their Sovereign Discretion