Federalism in the U.S. of A.

Federalism in the U.S. of A.

1. Sharing of power

   • Between state and federal government
     • American federalism has 50 state governments that are joined together under one national government

2. Intergovernmental Relations

   • The interactions between the separate governmental agencies.

3. Dual Federalism

   • A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies

4. Cooperative Federalism

   • A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government

5. Fiscal Federalism

   • The pattern of spending taxing and providing grants in the federal system,

6. Bill of Rights

   • Tenth Amendment
   • To ensure that the government's power does not grow beyond the people.

7. Conflicts with Federalism