... for the states (Greenberg/Page; p. 310). Exclusive powers to the federal government include declaring war and issuing currency (money). Shared powers include that of a taxation, and eminent domain (taking private property for public use at a fair price). Amendment 10 of the Constitution specifies, "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states ... branches of the United States government and how each branch checks or constrains the power of the others. CONGRESS POWERS CHECKS ON EXECUTIVE CHECKS ON JUDICIARY Passes federal laws Cont...

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... barred all taxation of the federal government. "It later ruled that non-discriminatory state taxes would be permissible if (1) they are not a directed tax on the federal government or its property, (2) they do not impose an unreasonable burden on the federal government or its instrumentalists [Graves Vs. New York (1939) federal employees may be required to pay state income tax]" (Kermit ... ). Taxes and the uses of funds gained from taxes have created a political Tug-of-War between the federal government and the state governments. The federal government cannot discriminate how it passes ...

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... it to stimulate appetite, treats spasms (spasticity), and to lower intracular pressure in glaucoma patients. The level of THC in the blood must remain at a certain level until the condition passes. Age varies the reaction to marijuana, patients of sixty years of age show very violent and sudden mood swings. Many doctors and scientists do not want to perform expensive and ... marijuana arrest have doubled, mostly from "91-"95. Eighty-five percent of marijuana related arrests have landed people in jail, while the rest are punished with probation, fines, civil sanctions, property seized, u...

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