Federalism is a power-sharing arrangement between national and state governments where some powers are granted solely to the national government, some are reserved for state governments, and some are shared. American federalism involves multiple levels of government, including 50 states and thousands of local governments, that are related through the federal system outlined in the US Constitution. The Constitution makes the central government supreme in some matters but also makes clear that state governments have independent powers over issues within their own boundaries, uniting the levels of government only on issues concerning foreign nations.

1. Federalism
Dr. Christopher S. Rice
University of Kentucky

2. Federalism
Power-sharing arrangement between
national and state governments in
which some powers are granted to the
national government alone, some
powers are reserved to the states, some
powers are held concurrently, and other
powers are prohibited to either or both
levels of government.

3. VS.

4. American Federalism:
A multiplicity of governing
levels and units

5. 1

6. 50

7. 1000’s

8. All of these governments
are related to each other
in a particular way.

9. federal system