Think about the discussion of the issue of same-sex marriage found throughout Chapter 3. Under our federalist system, how has this issue been decided? Given recent federal court decisions on the issue of same-sex marriage, how would the policy be different if we had a unitary system of government? How would government policy differ on the question of same-sex marriage if we had a confederal system? Can you think of another example of an issue today which would render different this issue been decided? Given recent federal court decisions on the issue of same-sex marriage, how would the policy be different if we had a unitary system of government? How would government policy differ on the question of same-sex marriage if we had a confederal system? Can you think of another example of an issue today which would render different decisions based on how states were organized?
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