How is federalism applied in the united states?

a. power is divided between the federal and state governments.
b. each branch has power over another to prevent one becoming to powerful.
c. federal courts can declare laws unconstitutional if they violate the constitution.
d. the major functions of the government are divided into three separate parts.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.