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Federalism

Concepts of Federalism. Federalism is a type of government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units. It contrasts with a unitary government, in which a central authority holds the power, and a confederation, in which states, for example, are clearly dominant.

The goal of federalism is to preserve personal liberty by separating the powers of the government so that one government or group may not dominate all powers. The Framers believed that divided power was limited power and applied this theory as they created the Constitution.

The three main types of Federalism are;

Dual Federalism is the idea that the union and the state share power but the Federal Government holds more than the individual states. ... Cooperative Federalism is the idea that the federal government and the state government share power equally