See American Indians and Federalism
In enacting the McCarran-Ferguson Act in 1945, the U.S. Congress established in law the current unique regulatory regime of the states in regard to the nation’s…
See Commerce among the States.
Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005) is an important episode in struggles between the federal government and states over drug regulations. Angel Raich…
On April 5, 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act became law. Its purpose was to stop unfair railroad practices carried out by monopolies. From the…
The power to regulate commerce with the Indian Tribes was placed in the Constitution to clarify and continue a power over Indian commerce and…
The Article I, Section 8 power to regulate foreign commerce, the power that helped bring about the Constitution, has not caused the Court to…
“Comity” is generally recognized as a courtesy or privilege extended as a matter of deference and good will rather than as a matter of…
See State Constitutional Rights Federalism.
“Apportionment” refers to the allocation of representatives in legislative bodies to particular geographical units, while “districting” refers to the design of the geographically based…
See Eleventh Amendment
Coercive federalism is a period of American federalism that began in the late 1960's. It is characterized by substantial growth in the power of the federal…
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