The Federalism All the Way Down
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The Federalism All the Way Down is a widely cited law review article that reconceptualizes American federalism by emphasizing the role of local and subnational institutions in distributing and checking power.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Federalism All the Way Down canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalism All the Way Down Context triple: [Heather K. Gerken, notableWork, The Federalism All the Way Down]
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A.
The Meaning of American Federalism
The Meaning of American Federalism is a scholarly work by political scientist Vincent Ostrom that analyzes the principles, structure, and practical implications of federalism in the United States.
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B.
The Principle of Federation
The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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C.
The Making of a State
The Making of a State is a political and historical work by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in which he recounts the founding of Czechoslovakia and his role in its creation.
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D.
The Limits of the Sovereign State
The Limits of the Sovereign State is a criminological work by David Garland that analyzes how modern welfare and penal policies expose the practical and ideological constraints of state power in governing crime and social order.
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E.
The Structure of the State
The Structure of the State is a chapter of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China that outlines the organization, powers, and relationships of the country’s central state organs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Federalism All the Way Down Target entity description: The Federalism All the Way Down is a widely cited law review article that reconceptualizes American federalism by emphasizing the role of local and subnational institutions in distributing and checking power.
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A.
The Meaning of American Federalism
The Meaning of American Federalism is a scholarly work by political scientist Vincent Ostrom that analyzes the principles, structure, and practical implications of federalism in the United States.
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B.
The Principle of Federation
The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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C.
The Making of a State
The Making of a State is a political and historical work by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in which he recounts the founding of Czechoslovakia and his role in its creation.
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D.
The Limits of the Sovereign State
The Limits of the Sovereign State is a criminological work by David Garland that analyzes how modern welfare and penal policies expose the practical and ideological constraints of state power in governing crime and social order.
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E.
The Structure of the State
The Structure of the State is a chapter of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China that outlines the organization, powers, and relationships of the country’s central state organs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law review article
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scholarly article ⓘ |
| analyzes |
institutional design in federal systems
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subnational governance structures ⓘ |
| argues |
federalism operates at multiple levels of government
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local and subnational institutions are central to federalism ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
theory of decentralized governance
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understanding of power checking mechanisms ⓘ |
| critiques | traditional national–state federalism dichotomy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
role of local institutions
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role of subnational institutions ⓘ vertical allocation of power ⓘ |
| examines |
how local institutions check higher-level power
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how power is distributed across levels of government ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American federalism
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checks and balances ⓘ distribution of power ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
institutional checks on power
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local government law ⓘ subnational constitutionalism ⓘ |
| influences |
debates about the structure of American federalism
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scholarship on multi-level governance ⓘ |
| isCitedIn |
legal scholarship on federalism
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public law literature ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
influential in federalism scholarship
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widely cited ⓘ |
| proposes | federalism should be understood at local and subnational levels ⓘ |
| reconceptualizes | American federalism theory ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | academic legal theory article ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Federalism All the Way Down Description of subject: The Federalism All the Way Down is a widely cited law review article that reconceptualizes American federalism by emphasizing the role of local and subnational institutions in distributing and checking power.
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