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For those without access to an actual textbook on constitutional law, perhaps Wikipedia
Online would be a good place to start to learn about the relationship between your state
and federal governments.

Below is a primer level article on the concept of federalism and how in our country
power is divided between state and federal control.

"In the United States, federalism is the system of government in which power is divided
between a central government and the government of each state. Before the U.S.
Constitution was written, each American state was essentially sovereign. The U.S.
Constitution created a federal government with sufficient powers to both represent and
unite the states, but did not supplant state governments. This federal arrangement, by
which the central federal government exercises delegated power over some issues and the
state governments exercise power over other issues, is one of the basic characteristics
of the U.S. Constitution that checks governmental power."
http://www.google.com/search?q=federalism&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-
8&startIndex=&startPage=1