Articles by USGOPO

Marijuana Legalization. The movement to legalize marijuana and the state-federal conflict that has accompanied it is the perfect example of federalism in action. Changes in […]

Oklahoma City Bombing. On this day in 1995, Timothy McVey (left above), a Gulf War veteran and deranged man, detonated a bomb outside the Murrah […]

James Madison’s Birthday. The father of the Constitution. The author of several Federalist Papers. A member of the first House of Representatives. The 4th President […]

Tax Day. The federal government has set the deadline for citizens to pay for their prior year’s income tax. The Congress has occasionally taxed citizens’ […]