Federalism Is the Best Step
Although the word federalism does not appear in the Constitution, it is one of the most important and innovative concepts in it. When the Constitution was adopted in 1789, a federal republic, not a democracy, was established. As future president James Madison wrote...
James Wilson’s State House Yard Speech: A Primer
On October 6, 1787, eminent Pennsylvanian James Wilson delivered his famous “State House Yard Speech” in support of the Constitution in Philadelphia. On the dawn of the first true test for the Constitution’s palatability, Wilson sought out to explain how the...
Conservatives Believe in Federalism, Except When They Don’t
When the Constitution was adopted by the states in 1789, a federal system of government was established. Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments. Articles I through III of the Constitution delegate certain powers to the three...