Analysis

"There is no federal system that is commonly viewed as successful...whose people do not think federal." D. Elazar, Exploring Federalism...

"The Framers split the atom of sovereignty between the States and the Federal Government not as an afterthought, but as a first...

Johana Linford, Senior Research Fellow In December, President Biden faced backlash for pardoning his son Hunter Biden, contrary to...

The preservation and strengthening of our federal system depend in the last analysis on the self restraint and responsibility as well as...

It is perverse to hail devolution as a revival of American federalism… -Martha Derthick, Keeping the Compound Republic , p. 160 We hope...

“Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog” Macbeth This month we say goodbye to the ghosts and goblins of October,...

This newsletter provides a roundup of the top seven issues affecting states or with implications for federalism from September

A nation that loves equality too much may be vulnerable to the pull of centralization and authoritarianism

"Summer's lease hath all too short a date" -Sonnet 18 August was an interesting month for federalism news, and despite a summer...

"The maintenance of federalism involves 'thinking federal', that is, being oriented toward the ideals and norms of republicanism,...

"The maintenance of federalism involves 'thinking federal', that is, being oriented toward the ideals and norms of republicanism,...

"The maintenance of federalism involves 'thinking federal', that is, being oriented toward the ideals and norms of republicanism,...

Several new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker  on a range of important federalism topics, from new EV rules, to...

Several new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker  on a range of important federalism topics, from campaign legislation,...

A number of new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of important federalism issues, from the Texas Border...

Justin Stapley In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in 2022, the Supreme Court experienced what appeared to be a collapse of...

Hank McIntire via Center for Constitutional Studies. Members of the Federalism Index Project (Johana Linford, A. Bibby, Sam Hill)...

Wildlife Management as a Case Study in the Complexities and Nuances of American Federalism Wildlife management in the United States has...

Fourteen new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of important federalism issues, from immigration to...

After a sleepy Spring, June turned out to be a blockbuster month for the federalism policy world. 13 items were added to the Federalism...

Eight new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of issues including prayers in public schools, immigration...

April has been another interesting month for federalism policy. 11 items were added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of issues...

March was a curious month for federalism studies. It began with a call by some legislators to introduce a 32-hour work week. March ended...

March will be an interesting month, with a range of topics from police reform, to internet regulation, and student loan forgiveness.

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...

45 policies have been added to the Policy Tracker in a range of areas including student loan forgiveness, voting rights, and pork production

A preview of upcoming federalism policies for October 2022

Federal systems vary widely in their application, nature, scope, and character.

State Constitutions and American Federalism was a Federalism Index Project event that took place at UVU’s Center for Constitutional Studies.

Taken from FIP's Fall 2021 Conference, explore clips that describe various functions, aspects, and implications of state constitutions

Federalism lesson plans from the Schools of Democracy: A Federalism Teacher Workshop (2021).

Our newest dashboard focuses on one of the key conceptual difficulties in American federalism and how power has "shifted" from the states

Join Ilya Somin and CCS Senior Research Fellow Sam Hill discuss Somin's new book Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom

One of the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic has been a rediscovery of the importance of state governments and an awareness...

Director Smith shares thoughts on U.S. federalism, how the states can do better to have their voices heard, & Madisonian constitutionalism

Most “Anti-Federalists” were not anti-federalist: they favored a balance of power between the national government and individual state...

Troy Smith discusses his recent article on our website

The federal and state governments’ lack of preparation and response to COVID-19 is disheartening given that experts have been warning for...

Last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Grace Mallon, a doctoral candidate in History at the University of...

For our second week of federalism month, we had the privilege of interviewing Rev. Christopher Dreisbach and hear his thoughts on...

Effective communication between the federal government and the states is in the most profound sense a matter of life and death.

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

This essay discusses Madison’s views on federalism and determines whether or not they remained consistent over the course of his career.