History GCSE
Federal vs State power
What Federal vs State power means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The tension between state and federal government regarding civil rights, shown when federal power was used to enforce civil rights rulings against defiant state authorities.
Topics that use Federal vs State power
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 1 Developments, 1960–62 ● The significance of Greensboro and the sit-in movement. (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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