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Welcome to your Honors American Studies blog. We will use this tool throughout the course to discuss current events and reflect upon class discussion.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Evan Markopoulos

Currently the state of Connecticut is in a heated race for the states senate seat. One of the key runners in the election is Linda McMahon. The following article talks about her views on Connecticut tax rates.

http://www.ctmirror.org/story/7701/mcmahon-backs-mcconnells-all-or-nothing-stand-tax-cuts

This is an example of federalism. Although we have President Obama, we also have representatives for each governing state, such as candidate McMahon. This shows that although we have a federal government, we also have state governments that have their own laws and standards.

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