The Federalism Index: An Innovative Tool to Support Federalism and Defend Liberty

ALEC policies are founded on the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism, however, one of the challenges in defending states’ constitutional authorities is recognizing federal overreach as it happens. Karla Jones, ALEC Senior Task Force Director for International Relations and Federalism, talks with Utah State Rep. Ken Ivory, chairman of the ALEC Center to Restore the Balance of Government who unveils Utah Valley University’s FederalismIndex.org – a powerful tool to help state legislators measure the balance of power between the states and federal government. Rep. Ivory is a nationally renowned expert on federalism, and he describes the tracker and why it matters.