Can a US state secede?

Can a US state secede? Some have argued for secession as a constitutional right and others as from a natural right of revolution. In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme Court ruled unilateral secession unconstitutional, while commenting that revolution or consent of the states could lead to a successful secession. Read more…

What is abrasion and plucking?

What is abrasion and plucking? Plucking and Abrasion Defined Plucking involves movement of large chunks of rock; abrasion is the sandpaper-like effect of rocky debris scouring land. Both are mainly attributed to the movement of glaciers, which the U.S. National Park Service refers to as “nature’s landscape architects.” What type Read more…