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Top-Down Federalism: State Policy Responses to National Government Discussions

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  • Pamela J. Clouser McCann
  • Charles R. Shipan
  • Craig Volden

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The national government can influence state-level policymaking by adopting laws that specifically direct the states to take certain actions or by providing financial incentives. But can national institutions also influence state-level policy change by drawing attention to an issue and by providing information about it, even when these activities do not produce new national laws? In other words, do policy ideas diffuse from the national government to the states? In this article, we examine whether hearings and the introduction of bills in Congress about antismoking restrictions influenced state-level adoptions between 1975 and 2000. Our findings reveal that national policy activities stimulated state policy adoptions, but only for states with professionalized legislatures and strong policy advocates.

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  • Pamela J. Clouser McCann & Charles R. Shipan & Craig Volden, 2015. "Top-Down Federalism: State Policy Responses to National Government Discussions," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 45(4), pages 495-525.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:45:y:2015:i:4:p:495-525.
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