The name âplectrumâ banjo, in fact is based on playing the banjo with a âplectrumâ which is what flat picks used to be called. So, to distinguish the âplectrumâ banjo from the original banjo, the five string, which was commonly played using fingers of the right hand, it was called a âplectrumâ or âflat pickâ banjo.
The Severability of the Individual Mandate. Article. The Supreme Court is now reviewing a federal appeals court decision that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which requires that individuals either purchase health insurance or pay a penalty, is unconstitutional.
In its 5 to 4 decision invalidating the Act's coverage formula, which required a group of mostly southern states to seek preclearance from the federal government for changes in their voting laws, the Court noted that the Tenth Amendment was intended to give states broad autonomy in pursuing legislative objectives..