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Federalism In The United States

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Ernan Cortez Political Science Federalism means that power is divided between a central national government and the state government. The government in the United States is a system of federalism. Some power will belong to the national government while some power will belong to the state government. In addition, there is a government in each state. Therefore, there are 50 state governments. One power of the federal government is the power to regulate trade between the states. Another power is the power to declare war. States have powers as well. States have their own laws and their own police. States also establish and maintain schools. Some powers are shared. For example, both national and state government have the power to tax, borrow money,

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