The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
Kate Elizabeth Brown writes that Hamilton's views on state sovereignty are perhaps too often viewed in light of his frustration with what he perceived…
Adrian Vatter has written Swiss Federalism: The Transformation of a Federal Model (Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2018). Vatter examines the particular characteristics of Swiss federalism and explores…
The Pew Charitable Trusts reports that most states do not track expenditures related to disaster recovery. The report also suggests that this has implications…
In the face of possible emissions rollbacks from the EPA, Colorado has become the fourteenth state to embrace the heightened vehicle emissions standards followed by…
David Fontana writes that diffusion of power produces many desirable results, and that federalism and separation of powers are generally viewed as the primary…
Mattie Quinn reviews the ways that the Trump administration has -- and has not -- given the states more flexibility in developing their own…
A bipartisan group of governors has called on the Trump administration to reverse its support for abandoning the Affordable Care Act's pre-existing coverage protections.…
Nicholas Aroney examines the difficulty inherent in developing general theories about how power is wielded by different constitutional systems around the world. Aroney suggests…
The Supreme Court has sidestepped the issue of whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution. More background about the two cases is available here.
The California Senate has passed a bill that would create a self-contained banking system within the state for the marijuana industry. The bipartisan bill…
Dave Nyczepir reports on the number of ways that cities are seeking paths around preemptive state laws. Read more here.
Ilya Somin writes that the new lawsuit filed by twenty states against the Affordable Care Act could set an important, and largely overlooked, precedent.…
Guy Lachapelle and Pablo Oñate have edited Federalism, Devolution, and Multi-Level Governance (Barbara Budrich Publishers, 2018). The book examines the development and impact of multi-level…
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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.
Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.
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