federalizing
Unifying under Washington
Federalizing is the process of bringing something under federal government control or jurisdiction.
States resist federalizing education policy.
Industries may be federalized during wartime.
The term often appears in debates about the proper balance between state and national authority: Critics warned that federalizing election standards would undermine local control.
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- senateLegislative governing body
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
departments · bureaucracy · administration · oversight · regulation · enforcement · executive · judicial
Formal union of parties
- unionJoining into one
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
integration · cohesion · accord · solidarity · affiliation · compact · statehood · annexation
Combining into unified whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
integration · coordination · streamlining · bureaucratization · systematization · uniformity · homogenization · convergence
Enacted written rule
- enactmentPassing into law
- billAmount owed, written
- actDeed or performance
- amendmentChange to official text
codification · provision · ratification · law · ordinance · decree · clause · bylaw
Loyalty to one faction
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
filibuster · coalition · dissent · activism · referendum · platforms · constituency · caucus
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- senateLegislative governing body
agencies · departments · bureaucracy · administration · oversight · regulation · enforcement · executive · judicial · interstate
alliance
Formal union of parties
- unionJoining into one
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- partnershipShared business arrangement
collaboration · integration · cohesion · accord · solidarity · affiliation · compact · statehood · annexation · incorporation
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
harmonization · integration · coordination · streamlining · bureaucratization · systematization · uniformity · homogenization · convergence · top-down
statute
Enacted written rule
amendment · codification · provision · ratification · law · ordinance · decree · clause · bylaw · legislature
partisanship
Loyalty to one faction
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
bipartisanship · filibuster · coalition · dissent · activism · referendum · platforms · constituency · caucus · electorate
federalizingdecentralizing
Dispersing authority from one point
localizing · devolving · delegating · dispersing · fragmenting
federalizingprivatizing
Selling government assets
denationalizing · defederalizing · deregulating · liberalizing · marketizing
federal, federalism, federation, confederate, confederation, federate, confederacy, federated, federally