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Federalism and the Battle for Partisan Power
P.S. You’re Interesting
English - April 26, 2017 19:50 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCourses Education Society & Culture citizenship judicial planning publicadministration publicpolicy realestatedevelopment senate usc academics accountability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We think we know how federalism works. Republicans believe in states’ rights, and Democrats want a strong federal government, right? Not so fast. New research reveals a whole different tug of war playing out on Capitol Hill. Our legislators don’t always do what they say, but they do have a strategy to design and implement our laws. It turns out that federalism is ground zero in their battle for partisan power—and now we finally know how the game is being played.
In this episode, we go behind-the-scenes with the researcher who uncovered these terms of engagement, Pamela Clouser McCann.