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Related Links: Federalism
 
http://www.ncsl.org/public/guide.htm
The home page of the National Council of State Legislatures. The council promotes reform and increased efficiency in state legislatures, helps facilitate interstate cooperation, and lobbies for state issues. Its home page also provides information about current issues of relevance to states.

http://epn.org/
The Electronic Policy Network offers "timely information and leading ideas about federal policy and politics." It also has links to dozens of sites providing materials on federalism and public policy.

http://www.brook.edu/
The Brookings Institution, the nation’s oldest think tank, is a good source for information on emerging policy challenges, including those relating to federal-state issues, and practical recommendations for dealing with those challenges. To access the institution’s home page, go to

http://www.cato.org/
If you are interested in a more libertarian perspective on issues such as federalism, the Cato Institute has a Web page.

http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/
To learn the founders’ views on federalism, you can access The Federalist Papers.

http://www.constitution.org/cs_feder.htm
This site has links to U.S. state constitutions, The Federalist Papers, and international federations, such as the European Union.

http://www.vote-smart.org/issues/FEDERALISM_STATES_RIGHTS/
Project Vote Smart’s Web site on current issues in American government offers a number of articles on federalism/states’ rights.

http://www.statesnews.org/
The following Web site of the Council of State Governments is a good source for information on state responses to federalism issues.

http://www.gmu.edu
A directory of numerous federalism links.

http://www.nasire.org
Use the Internet to compare state issues and policies by pointing your browser to the site maintained by NASIRE, the National Association of State Information Resource Executives.