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Federalism in America: An Encyclopedia

This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive reference explaining the major concepts, institutions, court cases, epochs, personalities, and policies that have shaped, or been shaped by, American federalism. It describes federalism’s creation and evolution, and its influence on local, state, and national governmental institutions, procedures, and policies. The models used to explain the various historical eras in the development of federalism are also included. Originally published by Greenwood Press in 2005, this encyclopedia contained over 400 entries relating to American federalism. In its current online form, entries are being added and old ones updated. See more…

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Regional Higher Education Compacts

Regional higher education compacts are vehicles for interstate and interinstitutional cooperation to help solve problems related to higher education, to facilitate data and information…

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Higher Education Act

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) was enacted during the Great Society, when the federal government simultaneously expanded its role in the K-12…

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Gun Control

See Second Amendment.

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Second Amendment

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States declares, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the…

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Federalism Scholars

Grodzins, Morton M.

Morton M. Grodzins (August 11, 1917 – March 7, 1964) was a professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He earned his…

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Supreme Court Cases

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) is a landmark Supreme Court decision in which the Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut statute that forbade the use…

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Policy Areas

Medicare

Medicare, enacted in 1965, is a broad-based social insurance program administered by the federal government. State governments are largely out of the picture; however,…

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Federalism Scholars

Graves, W. Brooke

W. Brooke Graves (May 4, 1899 – September 3, 1973) was a professor of political science at Temple University, Philadelphia, from 1925 to 1941…

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Matching Requirements

Grant programs can incorporate matching requirements specifying a minimum fiscal contribution required of grantees as a condition for receiving grant funds. These requirements serve…

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Policy Areas

Telecommunications

The United States is the only major nation with constituent units of governments regulating the telecommunications industry, apart from Canada. The 50 American states,…

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Policy Areas

Insurance

In his book Couch on Insurance, author George J. Couch defines insurance as a contract by which one party, for a consideration, which is…

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What is the purpose of the Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF)?

The Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF) is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research and education institution dedicated to supporting and advancing scholarship and public understanding of federal theories, principles, institutions, and processes as practical means of organizing power in free societies.

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