"Explains the dynamics of federalism in today's policymaking
process"
The checks and balances built into the U.S. Constitution are
designed to decentralize and thus limit the powers of government.
This system works both horizontally--among the executive,
legislative, and judicial branches--and vertically--between the
federal government and state governments. That vertical separation,
known as federalism, is intended to restrain the powers of the
federal government, yet many political observers today believe that
the federal government routinely oversteps its bounds at the
expense of states.
In "Safeguarding Federalism," John D. Nugent argues that
contrary to common perception, federalism is alive and well--if in
a form different from what the Framers of the Constitution
envisioned. According to Nugent, state officials have numerous
options for affecting the development and implementation of federal
policy and can soften, slow down, or even halt federal efforts they
perceive as harming their interests.
Nugent describes the general approaches states use to safeguard
their interests, such as influencing the federal policy,
contributing to policy formulation, encouraging or discouraging
policy enactment, participating in policy implementation, and
providing necessary feedback on policy success or failure.
Demonstrating the workings of these safeguards through detailed
analysis of recent federal initiatives, including the 1996 welfare
reform law, the Clean Air Act, moratoriums on state taxation of
Internet commerce, and the highly controversial No Child Left
Behind Act, Nugent shows how states' promotion of their own
interests preserves the Founders' system of constitutional
federalism today.
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