Horizontal Federalism
See Interstate Relations
See Interstate Relations
See USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
The case of Holmes v. Walton (1780), the first known use of the practice of judicial review, called into question a piece of legislation…
In the American federal system, the state courts are courts of general jurisdiction, while the federal courts are courts of special jurisdiction. Thus, only…
See 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…
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…
See 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…
Grant programs can incorporate matching requirements specifying a minimum fiscal contribution required of grantees as a condition for receiving grant funds. These requirements serve…
In Gonzales et al., v. Oregon, et al. (2018), the Supreme Court considered whether a state law that allowed assisted suicide through physician-prescribed doses…
See Revenue Sharing
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