Analysis 

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

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.

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

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

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.