No Topic | Center for the Study of Federalism https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/topics/no-topic/ A Nonpartisan Research Institution Dedicated to Studying and Researching the Theory and Practice of Federalism Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:03:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://federalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CSF-Icon-Color@0.5x-100x100.png No Topic | Center for the Study of Federalism https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/topics/no-topic/ 32 32 170862320 President of the United States https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/president-of-the-united-states/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:41:26 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/president-of-the-united-states/ The institution of U.S. President is shaped by federalism and individual presidents shape federalism.

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]]> 9419 Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Whiting (2011) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/chamber-of-commerce-of-the-united-states-v-whiting-2011/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:21:16 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/chamber-of-commerce-of-the-united-states-v-whiting-2011/ The federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) makes it unlawful “to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States an...

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]]> 9418 Virginia v. Tennessee (1893) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/virginia-v-tennessee-1893/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:47:56 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/virginia-v-tennessee-1893/ See Interstate Compacts.

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]]> 9414 United States v. Windsor (2013) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/united-states-v-windsor-2013/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:10:08 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/united-states-v-windsor-2013/ In United States v. Windsor, et al., (2013), the Supreme Court held that a federal law that excluded same-sex partners from the federal definition of marriage violated the requirement of...

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]]> 9413 United States Term Limits v. Thornton (1995) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/united-states-term-limits-v-thornton-1995/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:02:29 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/united-states-term-limits-v-thornton-1995/ A powerful movement for term limits developed during the 1980’s. Most states adopted term limits for members of the state legislature (many governors were already term limited). Nearly half the...

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]]> 9412 U.S. Constitution (full document) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/u-s-constitution-full-document/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:53:29 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/u-s-constitution-full-document/ Contents THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

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]]> 9411 Law Enforcement https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/law-enforcement/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:32:27 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/law-enforcement/ There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page.

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]]> 9410 Public Officials’ Organizations https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/public-officials-organizations/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:13:24 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/public-officials-organizations/ There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page.

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]]> 9409 Interstate and Defense Highways Act https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/interstate-and-defense-highways-act/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:25:28 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/interstate-and-defense-highways-act/ There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, or search the related logs, but you do not have permission to create this page.

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]]> 9407 Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/walker-v-texas-division-sons-of-confederate-veterans-2015/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:11:24 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/walker-v-texas-division-sons-of-confederate-veterans-2015/ In Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015), the Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling rejected the claim that specialty license plates are a protected form of private...

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]]> 9406 Timbs v. Indiana (2019) https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/timbs-v-indiana-2019/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:48:33 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/timbs-v-indiana-2019/ In Timbs v. Indiana (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies not only to the federal government but also to the states, thus...

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]]> 9403 Zoning https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/zoning/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:45:40 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/zoning/ See Land Use

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]]> 9400 Stream of Commerce https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/stream-of-commerce/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:54:49 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/stream-of-commerce/ With respect to the Commerce Clause, the “stream of commerce” concept appeared in a 1922 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Stafford v. Wallace, which continued a gradual expansion of Congress’s authority...

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