what defines the rights, responsibilities, and duties of the central government and smaller units such as states

The defendant and an accomplice were on trial together for burglary. both had given confessions implicating themselves and their accomplice. at trial, the defendant maintained that his confession had been obtained through improper coercion by the police. for the purpose of countering the claim of coercion, the prosecution seeks to place the accomplice’s confession into evidence. after objection by the defendant’s counsel, the judge agrees to issue a limiting instruction to the jury that the confession is to be considered only with regard to the question of whether the defendant’s confession was coerced. may the accomplice’s confession be admitted under that condition?

In what ways are some local executive branches structured in a similar manner to state executive branches, and in what ways are some structured differently?

Which political reform gave people the power to put a proposed law on the ballot? referendum initiative direct primary recall