Federalism

             State and National Centered Federalism
             Federalism is the division of powers between a national or central government and local authorities. The Constitution divides powers between the national and state governments. The states share and divide powers with such local political subdivisions as counties, cities, and towns. The national, or federal, government can exercise only those powers that are listed or implied by the Constitution. The states, or the people, retain all powers not denied them, or not given to the national government by the Constitution.
             State centered federalism is the theory in which the national government represents a voluntary compact or agreement between the states, which retain a dominant position. The tenth amendment of the Constitution states that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people, which is giving power to the states. Each state has its own constitution outlining each state's citizen's rights, taxation laws, voting privileges, rules of governing, criminal and civil laws. A state's constitution is similar to that of the national Constitution; however, the laws made in individual states cannot conflict with the national Constitution or national laws. Just like that of the
             national government, each state's constitution separates power between three branches, legislative, judicial, and executive. Instead of a president each state elects a governor.
             National centered federalism is the theory in which the national government is dominant over the states. The national government is also divided in to three separate but equal branches, executive, legislative, and judicial. Power is divided between these three branches through checks and balances. No one branch has more power than the other two. The national government is responsible for making and valuing money, decla...

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