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Whiskey Rebellion

A historical event in which federal troops were deployed to suppress a tax protest in western Pennsylvania.

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Jan 26, 2026

What legally counts as deploying federal troops against a state and what precedents exist?

"against" a state legally means federalizing forces or using active-duty armed forces inside a state under statutory authority—primarily the —or responding under the Constitution’s guarantee to protec...

Jan 10, 2026

How would a state's refusal to contribute to the federal government affect its citizens' access to federal services and benefits?

A state's formal policy of "refusing to contribute" to the federal government—whether by declining to collect or remit federal taxes, or by attempting to withhold state cooperation with federal revenu...