USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Home Rule? Home Rule is granted by state constitution or state statute and allocates some autonomy to a local government, if the local government accepts certain conditions. Home Rule implies that each level of government has a separate realm of authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dillon’s Rule takes a narrow approach to local authority, essentially stating that local governments only have the powers expressly granted to them by the state. Home Rule gives local governments greater autonomy and limits the power of states to interfere in local affairs.

Detailed explanation-3: -In some states, known as home rule states, the state’s constitution grants municipalities and/or counties the ability to pass laws to govern themselves as they see fit (so long as they obey the state and federal constitutions).

Detailed explanation-4: -Dillon’s Rule (named for a 19th-century Iowa Supreme Court judge) guides courts in interpreting the states’ grants of authority. Under Dillon’s Rule, local governments possess only those powers specifically delegated to them by state law, or fairly implied from expressly granted powers.