Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science
University of Houston

Faculty Recommended Websites

Federalism

All State Constitutions: Text of all state constitutions.
www.findlaw.com/11stategov/indexconst.html

Council of State Governments: News on state politics and on state interactions with the federal and local governments.
www.statenews.org

National Conference on State Legislatures: Information on state initiatives and state government
www.ncsl.org

National Governors' Association: Explore key state and legislative issues from the perspective of state executive leaders.

www.nga.org

Urban Institute on the New Federalism: Analysis of the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states.
www.urban.org/content/Research/NewFederalism/Data/StateDatabase/StateDatabase.htm