Question

What can you say about the economic relationship between the states and the federal government under the U.S. Constitution? Specifically, who exercises more authority and in what areas?

Answer 1

Article IV of the US Constitution establishes the responsibilities of the states to each other and the responsibilities of the federal government toward the states. Section 1 of Article IV requires that the states give “full faith and credit” to the public acts and judicial proceedings of every other state.