Laboratories of democracy refers to the concept that states can experiment with different policies and approaches to governance, allowing successful innovations to spread to other states or become federal policy. This process enables policy innovation while limiting national risk from failed experiments.
Laboratories of democracy allow for policy innovation and adaptation to local conditions, driving American political progress.
People think this means states can do anything. States still must follow constitutional limits and federal law.
Laboratories of democracy allow for policy innovation and adaptation to local conditions, driving American political progress.
People think this means states can do anything. States still must follow constitutional limits and federal law.