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Trump versus the states: What federalism means for the coronavirus response

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Kinder Institute Assistant Professor of Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri-Columbia
On April 13, the president said he had the authority to order the states to reopen the economy.Getty/Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

President Donald Trump recently attempted to explain the complex relationship between the federal government and the states, as outlined by the framers in 1787.

“[Y]ou can call it ‘federalist,’ you...

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