Your Classmate Maria Is Having a Difficult Time with Choosing

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Essay

Your classmate Maria is having a difficult time with choosing a topic for her paper in her psychology course. How should she get started? Be sure to provide strategies that will help her choose a well-defined topic.

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Definitions:

Federal Supremacy

The principle that federal law takes precedence over state law in the United States under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Article VI

In the context of the U.S. Constitution, Article VI establishes the Constitution, federal statutes, and U.S. treaties as "the supreme Law of the Land," overriding state laws.

Enumerated Power

Specific powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution.

Interstate Commerce

Economic, commercial, or transportation activities that cross state boundaries or involve more than one state, subject to federal regulation.