The winner-take-all method of allocating Electoral College votes has led to a bifurcated nation in which presidential candidates actively campaign in highly contested "swing states" and virtually ignore voters residing in the many non-competitive states, all to the detriment of American...

As state policy activism has flourished in recent years, increasingly that activism has taken place through the direct democracy process. While winning ballot measures often have implications for federal–state relations, federalism issues have largely been ignored in the direct democracy...

It does not follow from the supposition that the union is beneficial that its terms would go unchallenged by its members. The argument in this article suggests that federal stability (robustness) requires for itself a well-functioning democratic process, which satisfies a fairly restrictive...

A review of the history of the United States from its colonial origins shows how America's successful development has always been guided by two basic principles: representative democracy, and a proper division of power between national and subnational governments. The United States of America...