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Federalist No. 41: Does Polarization Inhibit Coordination?
Author(s) -
Bertelli Anthony M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02463.x
Subject(s) - federalist , ideology , limiting , polarization (electrochemistry) , political science , public administration , state (computer science) , law and economics , law , sociology , chemistry , computer science , engineering , politics , programming language , mechanical engineering
Federalist Nos. 41–43 provide a unified justification for the powers granted to the national government by posing a series of questions about the four classes of responsibilities, such as declaring war. This essay examines the role of polarization in limiting the coordination of powers needed for effective administration and uses ideology estimates for four states to illustrate the difficulties embedded in shared power between national and state governments.