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What is Dark Money?
Issue One’s Michael Beckel talked about the findings of the group’s year-long investigation into…
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Bell RingerBlock Grants
BLOCK GRANTS are provided by the federal government to support collections of general programs…
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Bell RingerCategorical Grants
CATEGORICAL GRANTS are the primary source of federal aid to states and are provided for specific…
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Bell RingerStare Decisis and Common Law
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discussed the idea of stare decisis and its history in the legal…
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Bell RingerThe Growth of Independents
Unite America Executive Director Nick Troiano talked about why a growing number of citizens are choosing…
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Bell RingerFederal Grants
Federal grants are funding provided to state and local governments by the federal government toward a…
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Bell RingerFederalism and the 10th Amendment
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh explained the concept of federalism and how the 10th Amendment to…
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Bell RingerJudicial Activism
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh discussed his definition of judicial activism.
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Video ClipJudge Kavanaugh on the Federalist Papers
In response to a question from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh discussed…
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Bell RingerConcurrent Powers
Concurrent powers are those shared by the state and federal government - as opposed to reserved powers,…
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Bell RingerRatification
Ratification is the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement,…
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Bell RingerPrivileges and Immunities Clause
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution provides that "The Citizens of each State shall…
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Bell RingerElectoral College
The United States Electoral College is a body of electors established by the United States Constitution.…
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Bell RingerBill of Attainder
Bill of attainder is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime…
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Bell RingerEx Post Facto Law
Ex post facto law retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed or…
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Bell RingerInherent Powers
Inherent powers are those not explicitly stated in the Constitution that allows the government to take…
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Bell RingerEnumerated Powers
Peter Sagal explains that enumerated powers are the expressed powers the federal government has. The…
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Bell RingerDual Federalism
In a system of dual federalism, the national government and state governments are co-equal, with each…
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Bell RingerThe Slave Trade Compromise
During the Constitutional Convention, a debate arose over the future of the slave trade in the United…
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Bell RingerSocial Contract
A social contract (AKA a social compact) refers to an agreement among members of a society, and between…
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