Does Federalism Weaken Democratic Representation in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6375433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Arceneaux (0000-0002-2884-5238, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-311 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pji015 |
| OpenAlex | W2035571960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
The framers of the U.S. Constitution explicitly designed federalism to enhance representation. Because powers are divided among multiple governments, citizens are able to exert pressure on the elected officials of various governments in an effort to achieve desired outcomes. If one government is not doing what citizens prefer, they can seek it from a different government. This assumes that individuals form opinions about the functions performed by different governments. Given the complexity of federalism, this may be an unrealistic assumption for many citizens. Original survey data uniquely suited to explore this question suggest that citizens do behave in a fashion consistent with the federalist framework. Moreover, the actual change in the assignment of functional responsibilities across governments behaves as if it responds to public opinion
Constitution · Democracy · Federalism · Federalist · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Representation (politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Political Systems and Governance · Law · Public Administration
Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Democracy
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DC On My Mind
Responsibility Attribution for Supreme Court Decision-Making
Concede or Resist? Experimental Evidence on How Partisanship Shapes Local Officials’ Responses to Preemption
Making sense of federalism – insights from an open-ended survey question
Legislator Pivotality and Voter Accountability
From Many Divides, One? The Polarization and Nationalization of American State Party Platforms, 1918–2017
Policy responsibility in the multilevel EU structure – The (non-)effect of media reporting on citizens’ responsibility attribution across four policy areas
Authoritarian Attitudes and Public Service Motivation
Accountability in Government Contracting Arrangements
Administrative Decentralization and the Role of Information
Personality and Preferences for Territorial Scales
Federalism and Public Opinion on Healthcare
Immigration, Voting Rights, and Redistribution
Beyond Marble Cakes and Picket Fences
Public Attribution of Responsibility for Disaster Preparedness across Three Levels of Government and the Public
Public Opinion, Federalism, and Level of Governmental Intervention
Electoral Accountability in a Multilevel Governance Context
Relative Unemployment, Political Information, and the Job Approval Ratings of State Governors and Legislatures
Public Opinion Toward Intergovernmental Policy Responsibilities
An Experimental Test of How Americans Think about Federalism
Dynamic De/Centralization in the United States, 1790–2010
Partisan Polarization and Blame Attribution in a Federal System
Shifting the Blame
Functional Federalism in Political Campaign Debates
Federalism and Public Responsiveness to Policy
Core Values and Partisan Thinking about Devolution
Intergovernmental Responsibility for Social Policy
Public Preferences for Environmental Policy Responsibility
Citizen Evaluations of Federalism and the Importance of Trust in the Federation Government for Opinions on Regional Equity and Subordination in Four Countries
Citizen Attitudes Toward Issues of Federalism in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Public Preferences for Disaster Federalism
Public Support for State Challenges to National Laws
Americans’ Attitudes Toward Federalism
Fearing Food
A theory of policy sabotage
Public preferences for Zika policy and responsibility in the absence of partisan cues
Policy venue preference and relative trust in government in federal systems
Bypassing the Enemy
Local Elections and Representation in the United States
Retrospective Voting Reconsidered
Representation and Accountability in Cities
Make It Rain? Retrospection and the Attentive Electorate in the Context of Natural Disasters
Citizen Support for Domestic Drone Use and Regulation
A Farewell to Arms
Representation in Municipal Government
Without Roots
| Unique citing works | 49 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,72 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 49 |