The Federal Nation

1. Introduction
Iwan W. Morgan

Part I. U.S. Federalism in National and Comparative Perspective

2. Federalism, the Bush Administration and the Evolution of American Politics
Timothy J. Conlan

3. What a Difference a Few Decades Make: The Conservative Movement, Executive Power, and the Constitution in the United States
Joel D. Aberbach, Gillian Peele

4. Canada’s “Open Federalism”: Past, Present, and Future
Christopher Dunn

Part II. Intergovernmental Strategies in Contemporary Federalism

5. Three Faces of Contemporary American Federalism
John Kincaid

6. Fragmented Structures and Blurred Boundaries: Strategies for Regional Governance
Carl W. Stenberg

7. Congressional Devolution of Power
Joseph F. Zimmerman

Part III. Inequality and Federalism

8. Hurricane Katrina, Racial Federalism, and the American State: A Tale Foretold?
Kimberley S. Johnson

9. The Politics and Policy of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Alex Waddan, Douglas Jaenicke

10. Criminal Justice Policy Across the United States: Due Process in the Punitive Turn
Andrew Davies, Alissa Pollitz Worden

Part IV. Uniformity and Diversity in Federalism

11. Gay Rights, the Federal Marriage Amendment, and the States
Edward Ashbee

12. Clearing the Air: The New Politics of Public Smoking
Christopher J. Bailey

13. Abortion, the Judiciary and Federalism in North America
Robert McKeever

14. No Child Left Behind: Federalism and Education Policy
Jonathan Parker

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, International Relations, European Politics, Political Economy, Political Science, Political History, Social Policy