The new Democratic majority in Congress and the governorships will alter some federal policies and frustrate some presidential policy initiatives, but the centralizing course of federalism will endure, and most facets of coercive federalism will persist. State policy activism will remain vigorous, but the Supreme Court is not likely to resuscitate its federalism revolution.
Kincaid, J. 2007. "State-federal relations: A policy tug of war." In The Book of the States, 2007. Lexington, KY: The Council of State Governments, pp. 19-24.