Federalism made a lot of sense at the time the Constitution was written.  Why has this power sharing arrangement between the states and the federal government endured for more than 250 years?  In answering this question please include a discussion about American political culture, our views of liberty and identity.  Please also consider inyour paper an example of an issue where there is tension between local, state, and federal levels of government.  Examples you can look at include education policy, environmental policy, marijuana laws, or minimum wage laws.  In looking at a specific example, please make sure to explain why this is an issue that states have considerable (but not absolute) power over and what this tells us about federalism more generally.