Morality policy is any policy that seeks to use the coercive power of government to impose or legitimize one set of fundamental values or…
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,…
The United States is the only major nation with constituent units of governments regulating the telecommunications industry, apart from Canada. The 50 American states,…
In his book Couch on Insurance, author George J. Couch defines insurance as a contract by which one party, for a consideration, which is…
This entry examines significant health policy at the state and national levels largely since the New Deal and describes the nature of intergovernmental relations.…
There are over 573 million acres of land in the federally held public domain. The public lands are some 264 million acres of federal…
The changing face of federalism has been reflected in federal Indian law and policy throughout the history of the United States. Because the framers…
Electric energy is vital to the economic vitality of communities and nations. The regulatory compact that fostered this vital service provided a utility with…
A federal system of government is defined as a system in which power is shared by national and constituent governments. Because the Constitution of…
Federalism has played a major, but sometimes overlooked, role in U.S. foreign policy. Given that the weak national government created by the Articles of…
The housing policy arena is characterized by a highly defined division of labor across governmental jurisidicitions. Funding for the largest housing programs is provided…
Public education is a shared responsibility in American federalism. The system of educational governance facilitates a division of power and control among the three…
The American transportation system plays a central role in the nation’s economy. It connects the country spatially through a network of over 6.6 million…
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