Federal outlays
Employment share
IMF data
Power Shift
Summary
Federal outlays
Employment share
IMF data
Power Shift
Summary
Federal outlays
Employment share
IMF data
Power Shift
Summary
Federalism Index Project
The 2020 Federalism Index features four Dashboards:
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Federal Regulations
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Public Opinion
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Constitutional Knowledge
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Federalism Committees by State
Each dashboard displays data for various key indicators relevant to understanding and evaluating important aspects of the American federal system.
Constitutional Knowledge
What do Americans know about the American federal system? Considering the importance of civic knowledge in evaluating the health of the federal system, this dashboard attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of existing research on how well Americans know their own federal system. Initial research suggests that compared to Constitutional literacy in other areas understanding of federalism is low.
Federalism Committees
by State
Federalism Committees provide states an opportunity to enhance dialogue, examine boundaries and roles regarding federal-state relations, as well as strive for a proper balance in our federal system. It is interesting to note that these committees are not specific to a particular region or political party - showing that federalism is a topic that is relevant to a wide range of people.
Regulations
The concentration of regulatory power in the federal government over the last 100 years has raised numerous concerns related to government efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and trust. Measuring variation in regulations provides a perspective on American federalism that can not be captured in other standard measures.
