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    Federalism structurally privileges local majorities, whic... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A great democracy must either sacrifice self-government to achieve unity or preserve self-government through federalism.

    Federalism structurally privileges local majorities, which can suppress minority self-determination as readily as distant central authority can.

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    • 1.Local majorities can enforce discriminatory policies (e.g., segregation, voting restrictions) with geographic enforcement power unavailable to dispersed minorities.
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    • 2.Exit costs are higher from persistent local oppression than from national policies, since relocating across state lines involves substantial personal and economic disruption.
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    • 3.Federalism often lacks effective supramajority or minority-veto mechanisms at local levels, unlike some national structures with constitutional checks on majority power.
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    • 1.Federalism enables minorities to exit oppressive jurisdictions and migrate to aligned communities, a remedy unavailable against centralized national oppression.
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    • 2.Competition between jurisdictions incentivizes protecting minority rights to attract talent and investment, whereas centralized monopolies lack such competitive pressure.
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    • 3.National majorities can impose uniform oppression on all minorities simultaneously, while federal structures allow minorities to form local majorities in some regions.
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