The Purpose Of American Federalism

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Federalism is a system in which the government is structured in such a way that power is divided amongst a central government and regional(state) governments by the constitution.(WTP 50) In the eyes of the “Founding Fathers,” the purpose of American Federalism was to divide power between state governments and the national government, so that one group one not have too much power. Implementation of Federalism was a step towards more centralized power at the time after the Articles of Confederation. Under American Federalism the national government did not have certain power that states had. However in American Federalism the state governments and national government would have some limited power over each other, as well as power over themselves.