The Constitution guarantees a federalist government by stating in the tenth
             amendment that ,"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
             nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or the people."
             The framers did this to prevent a single person, or group of people to gain too much
             power. One example of the Federal system at work is that the state of North Dakota
             does not require voters to register in order to cast their votes. While other states
             choose to require their voters to register. While Federalism allows state governments to
             handle their local issues, the National government can deal with issues of defense and
             foreign affairs. If a certain state were to need help, the Federal government's
             resources, and other states may be joined together to help the state in need.
             The supreme court has the authority to change laws in both statutory law and in
             administrative law, as well. This authority lies in the judicial review. Judicial review was
             first adopted in MARBURY v. MADISON. It is what guards against a tyrannical
             government, which might enact, laws which could strip us of individual rights and
             personal freedoms, guaranteed to us in our Constitution. One example is BUSH,
             George W. v. PALM BEACH CUNTY CANVASSING BOARD, ET AL. The question was
             Whether post-election judicial limitations on the discretion granted by the legislature to
             state executive officials to certify election results, and/or post-election judicially created
             standards for the determination of controversies concerning the appointment of
             presidential electors, violate the Due Process Clause or 3 U.S.C. s 5, which requires
             that a State resolve controversies relating to the appointment of electors under "laws enacted prior to" election day. The United States Constitution (Article IV: Section 1.)
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