Add to ORKGIn discussions about American federalism, it is common to speak of a state government as if it were a black box, an individual speaking with a single voice. State governments are, of course, no such thing. Rather, a state actually incorporates a bundle of different subdivisions, branches, and agencies controlled by politicians who often compete with each other for electoral success and governmental power. In particular, these institutions compete with each other for the power to control federal funds and implement federal programs. This article explores one aspect of this intrastate competition - the extent to which federal law can delegate federal powers to specific state or local institutions even against the will of the state legisla...
Federal lawmakers often praise the American state governments as "laboratories of democracy" conduct...
Scholars have recently begun exploring the construction of what Sean Farhang has termed the “litigat...
The concept of federalism, which describes the complex relationship between the states and the feder...
In discussions about American federalism, it is common to speak of a state government as if it wer...
In the American constitutional tradition, federalism is commonly understood as a mechanism designed ...
In the American constitutional tradition, federalism is commonly understood as a mechanism designed ...
The federal courts routinely encounter issues of state law. Often a state court will have already an...
The federal courts routinely encounter issues of state law. Often a state court will have already an...
Frequently, state-wide executive agencies and localities attempt to implement federally inspired pro...
article published in law reviewFrequently, state-wide executive agencies and localities attempt to i...
There is little doubt that in order to best fulfill public policy goals, coordination between the fe...
There is little doubt that in order to best fulfill public policy goals, coordination between the fe...
There is little doubt that in order to best fulfill public policy goals, coordination between the fe...
Frequently, state-wide executive agencies and localities attempt to implement federally inspired pro...
In debates about the role of federalism in America, much turns on the differences between states. Bu...
Federal lawmakers often praise the American state governments as "laboratories of democracy" conduct...
Scholars have recently begun exploring the construction of what Sean Farhang has termed the “litigat...
The concept of federalism, which describes the complex relationship between the states and the feder...
In discussions about American federalism, it is common to speak of a state government as if it wer...
In the American constitutional tradition, federalism is commonly understood as a mechanism designed ...
In the American constitutional tradition, federalism is commonly understood as a mechanism designed ...
The federal courts routinely encounter issues of state law. Often a state court will have already an...
The federal courts routinely encounter issues of state law. Often a state court will have already an...
Frequently, state-wide executive agencies and localities attempt to implement federally inspired pro...
article published in law reviewFrequently, state-wide executive agencies and localities attempt to i...
There is little doubt that in order to best fulfill public policy goals, coordination between the fe...
There is little doubt that in order to best fulfill public policy goals, coordination between the fe...
There is little doubt that in order to best fulfill public policy goals, coordination between the fe...
Frequently, state-wide executive agencies and localities attempt to implement federally inspired pro...
In debates about the role of federalism in America, much turns on the differences between states. Bu...
Federal lawmakers often praise the American state governments as "laboratories of democracy" conduct...
Scholars have recently begun exploring the construction of what Sean Farhang has termed the “litigat...
The concept of federalism, which describes the complex relationship between the states and the feder...