How North Carolina’s controversial bathroom bill provides a window into the complexities of public policymaking in a federalist system

Smucker, Sierra (2016) How North Carolina’s controversial bathroom bill provides a window into the complexities of public policymaking in a federalist system. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (09 May 2016). Website.

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In March, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill to overturn an earlier non-discrimination ordinance in Charlotte, North Carolina, which had expanded protections for the transgendered. Sierra Smucker writes that the situation shows the complexities of the US federal system, which was established as a compromise between the national government and the states. This federal system allows the states – and even cities and local constituencies – to make their own policies, but these policies can still lead to conflict with the laws and norms of the rest of the country, and the federal government.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science © CC BY-NC 3.0
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2016 13:46
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66882

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