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Anti-Federalism
Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787.
Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787.
Article Four of the United States Constitution
Article Four of the United States Constitution relates to the states.
Article Four of the United States Constitution relates to the states.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of Ameri...
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of Ameri...
Cooperative federalism
Cooperative federalism is a concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies se...
Cooperative federalism is a concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies se...
Dormant Commerce Clause
The "Dormant" Commerce Clause, also known as the "Negative" Commerce Clause, is a legal doctrine that courts in the United States have inferred from the Commerce Clause in Article I of the...
The "Dormant" Commerce Clause, also known as the "Negative" Commerce Clause, is a legal doctrine that courts in the United States have inferred from the Commerce Clause in Article I of the...
Dual federalism
Dual federalism, a legal theory which has prevailed in the United States since 1787, is the belief that the United States consists of two separate and co-sovereign branches of government.
Dual federalism, a legal theory which has prevailed in the United States since 1787, is the belief that the United States consists of two separate and co-sovereign branches of government.
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states, one district, and several other territories that are the United States of Am...
The federal government of the United States is the federal government of the constitutional republic of fifty states, one district, and several other territories that are the United States of Am...
Federalism in the United States
Federalism in the United States is the evolving relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States.
Federalism in the United States is the evolving relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States.
Federalist Party
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s.
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s.
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives and libertarians seeking reform of the c...
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives and libertarians seeking reform of the c...
Inland Waterways Commission
The Inland Waterways Commission was created by Congress in March 1907, at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt, to investigate the transportation crisis that recently had affected nation'...
The Inland Waterways Commission was created by Congress in March 1907, at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt, to investigate the transportation crisis that recently had affected nation'...
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Seditio...
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Seditio...
Laboratories of democracy
Laboratories of democracy is a concept that defines the system of federalism within the United States.
Laboratories of democracy is a concept that defines the system of federalism within the United States.
Layer cake federalism
Layer cake federalism is the relationship between the central government of a nation and that of its states, where the powers and policy assignments of the government hierarchy ("layers" of gove...
Layer cake federalism is the relationship between the central government of a nation and that of its states, where the powers and policy assignments of the government hierarchy ("layers" of gove...
Letters of Agrippa
The Letters of Agrippa were most likely written by James Winthrop.
The Letters of Agrippa were most likely written by James Winthrop.
Massachusetts Burma Law
The Massachusetts Burma Law was a law enacted in 1996 by the Massachusetts legislature limiting state entities from purchasing services from companies doing business with Myanmar (Burma).
The Massachusetts Burma Law was a law enacted in 1996 by the Massachusetts legislature limiting state entities from purchasing services from companies doing business with Myanmar (Burma).
New Federalism
New Federalism is a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government to the states.
New Federalism is a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the United States federal government to the states.
Origins of the American Civil War
Historians debating the origins of the American Civil War focus on the reasons seven states declared their secession from the U.S. and joined to form the Confederate States of America.
Historians debating the origins of the American Civil War focus on the reasons seven states declared their secession from the U.S. and joined to form the Confederate States of America.
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.
States' rights
States' rights in U.S. politics refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government.
States' rights in U.S. politics refers to political powers reserved for the U.S. state governments rather than the federal government.
Symmetric federalism
Symmetric federalism is found in a federation in which the constituent states possess equal powers.
Symmetric federalism is found in a federation in which the constituent states possess equal powers.
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791.
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791.
Tenther movement
The Tenther movement is a term used to describe a political ideology and a social movement in the United States which espouses that many actions of the United States government are unconstitutional.
The Tenther movement is a term used to describe a political ideology and a social movement in the United States which espouses that many actions of the United States government are unconstitutional.