Secession and Breach of Compact: The Law of Nature Meets the United States Constitution

This discussion will briefly outline the legal arguments in favour of the secessionist position. The first section will survey four arguments that could, in theory, have been employed but which, in practice, were used either not at all or only marginally. The second section will survey, in greater detail, the principal argument which was advanced in 1860-61: that secession was a lawful remedy available to the Southern states in the face of material breaches of the Constitutional compact of 1787 by the free states. It will be observed that, in this argument, general considerations of natural law and of the law of nations played a central role

The United States and World Cotton Outlook

Crop Production/Industries,

The United States and World Cotton Outlook

Crop Production/Industries,

Strengthening 4-H by Analyzing Enrollment Data

The study reported here used data from the ACCESS 4-H Enrollment System to gain insight into strengthening New York State\u27s 4-H programming. Member enrollment lists from 2009 to 2012 were analyzed using Microsoft Excel to determine trends and dropout rates. The descriptive data indicate declining 4-H enrollment in recent years and peak enrollment at grade 5. New members are more likely to drop out than members who have been involved for more than a year. New members who are high school students drop out at the highest rate. Returning members who are high school students drop out at the lowest rate