mr. hood

1. FEDERALISM
BY: MARIA NELLY MENAUT, NATALIA DLP & ALEJANDRA PESCADOR
S

2. FEDERALISM IS DEFINED
AS:
S A system of government

3. S A writtenconstitution divides thepowersgovernmenton a
territorial basisbetween:
1.
Central government
2.
Nationalgovernment

4. AN EXAMPLE OF FEDERALISM
IS:
S The American system of government.

5. IN EFFECT FEDERALISM…
S Produces a dual system of government.
S Providesfor 2 basislevels of
government, eachwithhisownfield of authority.
S Preserves thestrenght and uniqueness of the individual
states.
S Allows individual stateshandlestate and local matters.

6. FRAMERS believethat:
1.
Governmentalpower poses and threat of liberty.
2.
Powermustberestrained.
3.
Dividedgovernmentalpowers.

7. FRAMERS CHOOSE THIS
SYSTEM BECAUSE
S Faced a number of difficultissues.
S Wantedtocreate a new central
governmentthatwouldbestrongenough,
S Wantedtheirdictationtobeout of anyotherkingdom.
S Wantedto divide as federalismgovernmentalpowers.