American Federalism: March Preview
March will be an interesting month, with a range of topics from police reform, to internet regulation, and student loan forgiveness.
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Andrew Bibby
- Feb 1
- 4 min
American Federalism: February Preview
Since December, 25 new policies have been added to the Bill Tracker, across a range of issues from border policy to water rights and gas...
Andrew Bibby
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
American Federalism: November preview
45 policies have been added to the Policy Tracker in a range of areas including student loan forgiveness, voting rights, and pork production
Andrew Bibby
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
American Federalism: October preview
A preview of upcoming federalism policies for October 2022
kendrabattin
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Federalism Around the World
Federal systems vary widely in their application, nature, scope, and character.
Justin Stapley
- Feb 25, 2022
- 4 min
State Constitutions and American Federalism
State Constitutions and American Federalism was a Federalism Index Project event that took place at UVU’s Center for Constitutional Studies.
Emily Linford
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
State Constitutions and American Federalism Clips
Taken from FIP's Fall 2021 Conference, explore clips that describe various functions, aspects, and implications of state constitutions
Emily Linford
- Sep 29, 2021
- 34 min
Summer Workshop Readings 2021
DAY 1: 1. CLE Federalism Curriculum About the Video: The Utah Federalism Commission has partnered with Utah Valley University's Center...
Andrew Bibby
- Aug 19, 2021
- 4 min
Measuring Leviathan
Our newest dashboard focuses on one of the key conceptual difficulties in American federalism and how power has "shifted" from the states
Emily Linford
- Oct 14, 2020
- 28 min
Foot Voting and Federalism: An Interview with Ilya Somin
Join Ilya Somin and CCS Senior Research Fellow Sam Hill discuss Somin's new book Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom
John Dinan
- Jun 5, 2020
- 16 min
The Emergency Powers of State Governments and Governors in the U.S. Federal System
One of the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic has been a rediscovery of the importance of state governments and an awareness...
Emily Linford
- May 30, 2020
- 22 min
A Madisonian Approach to Federalism: An Interview with Rodney Smith
Director Smith shares thoughts on U.S. federalism, how the states can do better to have their voices heard, & Madisonian constitutionalism
dreisbach50
- May 28, 2020
- 20 min
Federalist Literacy
Most “Anti-Federalists” were not anti-federalist: they favored a balance of power between the national government and individual state...
Emily Linford
- May 27, 2020
- 28 min
Interview with Troy Smith
Troy Smith discusses his recent article on our website
troysmith8
- May 21, 2020
- 20 min
Understanding the Federalism Disputes Exposed by COVID-19: A Primer
The federal and state governments’ lack of preparation and response to COVID-19 is disheartening given that experts have been warning for...
Emily Linford
- May 20, 2020
- 14 min
Federalism, Pandemics, and Leadership: An Interview with Grace Mallon
Last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Grace Mallon, a doctoral candidate in History at the University of...
Emily Linford
- May 15, 2020
- 20 min
Constitutional Literacy: An Interview with Christopher Dreisbach
For our second week of federalism month, we had the privilege of interviewing Rev. Christopher Dreisbach and hear his thoughts on...
Andrew Bibby
- Mar 20, 2020
- 6 min
State Managed and Locally Executed: Federalism in Practice at FEMA
Effective communication between the federal government and the states is in the most profound sense a matter of life and death.
Travis Hadley
- May 20, 2019
- 14 min
Unfunded Mandates: A Historical Overview
Since Unfunded Mandates therefore force the states to do something and spend their own money to do it, the controversy goes to the heart of
Doug Walker
- May 20, 2019
- 15 min
James Madison's Views of Federalism
This essay discusses Madison’s views on federalism and determines whether or not they remained consistent over the course of his career.
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