The State of American Federalism, 1994–1995

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ID6375679
AuthorsMichael A Pagano, Ann O''M Bowman, Ann O’m Bowman (0000-0002-0546-8652), Ann O'M Bowman
Year1995
Volume25
Issue3
Pages1-21
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a038199
OpenAlexW2071655475
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Federalism, as a concept and as a reality, received assistance from a variety of sources during 1994–1995. Opinion polls revealed a public strongly supportive of shifts in the balance of power between federal and state governments. The new Republican-controlled Congress, bent on devolving authority to the states, busied itself with an ambitious legislative agenda. The Democratic President pursued his principles of federalism and intergovernmental relations by supporting the unfunded mandates bill and by increasing the use of the administrative waiver. The U.S. Supreme Court bolstered federalism with its rulings in cases such as Lopez, a state challenge to the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act. The new mood in Washington, D.C. was complemented by state leaders anxious to take on the challenges of a rebalanced federal system

Democracy · Federalism · Legislation · Legislature · New Federalism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · State (computer science · Supreme court · Supreme Court Decisions · Unfunded mandate · Variety (cybernetics · Waiver · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration

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