Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Star Wars and Federalism

My American Studies I students are about to dive into the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. I plan to have them read this article from The Atlantic, which provides an interesting political analysis of the Galactic Senate, claiming that one of its greatest weaknesses was a lack of federalism. Some separation of powers, and perhaps Palpatine would not have become emperor!

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