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Federalism
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about the tension inherent in the relationship between the United States federal government and the states. "American federalism is the emergence out of the origins of the country," Professor Bailyn explains...
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Most Basic of Rights, The: Fourteenth Amendment Extends First Amendment Guarantees to States
How do you protect individuals and minorities against the danger of state-based legislation that will violate their rights? The equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment allow the Supreme Court to maintain freedom of expre...