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Executive Orders
"Going it Alone"? Executive Orders are a direct expression of presidential power, and a central component of the modern American...
Federalism Index Project
Jan 16, 20244 min read
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Federalism Policy Tracker: Year in Review
Hank McIntire via Center for Constitutional Studies. Members of the Federalism Index Project (Johana Linford, A. Bibby, Sam Hill)...

Johana Linford
Dec 29, 20238 min read
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American Federalism: July in review
Fourteen new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of important federalism issues, from immigration to...

Andrew Bibby
Aug 1, 20234 min read
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American Federalism: June in Review
After a sleepy Spring, June turned out to be a blockbuster month for the federalism policy world. 13 items were added to the Federalism...

Andrew Bibby
Jul 3, 20235 min read
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American Federalism: May in review
Eight new items have been added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of issues including prayers in public schools, immigration...

Johana Linford
Jun 6, 20235 min read
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American Federalism: May Preview
April has been another interesting month for federalism policy. 11 items were added to the Federalism Policy Tracker on a range of issues...

Andrew Bibby
May 2, 20235 min read
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American Federalism: April Preview
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...

Andrew Bibby
Apr 3, 20236 min read
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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.

Andrew Bibby
Mar 1, 20235 min read
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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
Feb 1, 20234 min read
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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 30, 20223 min read
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American Federalism: October preview
A preview of upcoming federalism policies for October 2022

Andrew Bibby
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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Federalism Around the World
Federal systems vary widely in their application, nature, scope, and character.
Kendra Savage
Sep 25, 20223 min read
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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
Feb 3, 20221 min read
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Summer Workshop Readings 2021
Federalism lesson plans from the Schools of Democracy: A Federalism Teacher Workshop (2021).
Emily Linford
Sep 29, 202135 min read
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Measuring Leviathan
Our newest dashboard focuses on one of the key conceptual difficulties in American federalism and how power has "shifted" from the states

Andrew Bibby
Aug 19, 20214 min read
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