Reflect: The federal government has many duties, obligations, and powers under the Constitution. Some scholars argue that the reach of the federal government should be limited and constrained. Other scholars argue that the federal government should not be constrained or limited where the welfare of the U.S. people is concerned. For example, in the case, Gonzales v. Raich, the boundaries of the federal government’s definition of interstate commerce are in question. In this case, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents took marijuana plants from a woman’s home in California under the Federal Controlled Substances Act. However, under California’s Compassionate Use Act of 1996, the plants were allowed for medical use. Write: In your initial post of at least 400 words, utilize the Constitution, established case law, and scholarly sources to address the following questions: Does the federal government have the right to ban marijuana under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution? Why or why not?What are some of the political issues that surround this case?Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references according to APA standards.

Be sure to review the videos about Jim Crow, Rosa Parks, and READ Martin Luther King: the Montgomery Story BEFORE you write your response to the following two questions. If the link for the comic doesn't open immediately, click on the title on the top of the screen.Respond to both prompts. note that I have named the authors/artists of the piece. Here, the auhor is the Fellowship of Reconciliation rather than an individual author, and I have given the page numbers where I found the quotes and examples I'm referring to. Because this comic has no printed page numbers, I counted the pages.)PROMPT #1. In the comic about Martin Luther King and the tenets of non-violence, the authors/artists first tell you the story of King's work and the work of others involved in the movement. Then, they explain how non-violence developed as a strategy for creating social justice. Choose one of the tactics of non-violent protest explained in the later part of the book, and show how it was used in the examples given in the earlier part. For instance: The first tenet is that if you want to make a change, you need to remember that "You can do something about the situation, not just the government or some big organization, but you. God says you are important. He needs you to change things". (Fellowship of Reconciliation 13) Martin Luther King and his community decided to protest their treatment on the busses by boycotting and not riding the bus to work. For my reading response, I would tell in detail how this worked (or didn't) and the challenges they faced.PROMPT #2. Do you think non-violence would work in today's BLM protests? Why or why not?Be sure to quote the text of the Montgomery Story and/or from the Fellowship of Reconciliation webpage in your responses.http://www.ifor.org/#mission