Contract with the Federal Government

States give up specific rights . . .

However, the Founding Fathers also found it important to guarantee certain rights to the states, exclusive of the Federal government, in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution.

Rights that the states are guaranteed . . .

The issue of Federalism is not however, a resolved issue. To this day, we continue to define and redefine the role of the Federal and state governments. President Clinton issued an executive order in August of 1999 attempting to reduce the problem of unfunded mandates.

Executive Order 13132 of August 4, 1999
Federal Register: August 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 153)
Presidential Documents
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