Federalism and the federal system define the basic structure of American government. There were many disagreements at the Constitutional Convention. Many delegates feared a national government that was too strong and many delegates feared that states' rights would merely continue the weak form of government under the Articles. The Constitution created a federal system of government (federalism) as a compromise. Under federalism, power is shared and divided between national and state governments. Each has specific powers unto themselves while they also share certain powers. Both levels have their own agencies and officials and directly affect the people. The Founding Fathers really had no other choice except federalism. The weak union created under the Articles would not work yet people did not want to give all the power to a national government. Federalism was the middle ground--compromise--a way to distribute authority between the states and the national government.
A federal system.
Federal means a system in which the states share power with the central government.
federalism
The process of having the local and central governments sharing power is known as federalism. The individual states have autonomous roles but share power with a central government.
federalism
the national government and states share power
No. They do not "surrender" their power. They share power.
A federal government is created by all states coming together to form a national government. This was out of the need of the states to share authority in a central government.
The answer is A government where the nation and the states share power
it allows tha states and national government to share power :D
federalism
Unitary System - This is a system where the central government has all the power and very little power is given to the subunits. Countries like Japan and France practice this type. Confederation - This is a loose association of states, where very little power is held in the central government. There are very little states which operate under this sort of system. Then you have Federal - US, Mexico, India and Canada operate under this system. Here we have the central government and the subunits (the states) share power. Instead of recognizing it as parts of Federalism the correct term is Types of Political Systems and there are three.. Hopes this helps.