Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Is there diversity in the American Constitution? Michael Barone explains the origin of his theory. In this episode of "The Civic Discourse Project" lecture series, Michael D. Barone, a senior ...

Whether Uganda takes the federal path or not, the country can’t escape debate on how power is distributed, and who benefits ...

Part II of The Collective-Action Constitution develops a collective-action theory of the Constitution's federal structure and identifies limits of this theory. Chapter Three examines the states' ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Larry Garber, an adjunct professor at the George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs, talked about the provisions for ...

Anyone who has taken an introductory American politics class probably remembers the way that America's system of federalism has been divided by scholars into "eras" based on understandings about the ...

What is your view on constitution review? We analogously have a huge “worn out cloth,” but we are patching it anew in 39 places. Is it useful to patch a cloth that is worn out in 39 places and expect ...

Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 Constitution, ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Maybe the Journal's editors need to smoke whatever they must be smoking in the White House and chill out a bit about the Obama administration's disregard for federal drug laws ("The Beltway Choom Gang ...

The Colorado Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to disqualify former President Trump from the state primary ballot has come under fire from Republicans who have claimed it is a political move against ...