Governmental system that combines central authority for nationwide concerns with state, provincial, or regional authority for local concerns, with certain powers shared by, and certain powers denied to, both levels of government.
A form of political organization in which governmental power is divided between a central government and territorial subdivisions--in the United States, among the national, state, and local governments.
System under which a national government as well as regional governments (the states) have certain powers of legislation.
the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
a principle of our Constitution which gives some functions to the U.S. government and leaves the other functions to the states. The functions of the U.S. (or federal) government involve the nation as a whole and include regulating commerce that affects people in more than one state, providing for the national defense, and taking care of federal lands. State and local governments perform such functions as running the schools, managing the police departments, and paving the streets.
the sharing of power between a central government and its political subdivisions
Federalism is a system of government under which power is divided between different levels of government, one of which is a central government and represents the nation as a whole and others that are regionally based. In Australia, power is divided between the Commonwealth, the states and the territories. Australia also has a system of local government, although this level of government is not recognised by the Australian Constitution.
A system of government in which power is divided between national and regional levels, such as that found in the United States. | Federalism was a principle utilized by the nation's founders in order to provide a check on national power and to insure the rights of the nation's citizens. [ Lesson 2
A system of government in which powers are divided between a central government and local governments, giving each authority in its own sphere. The extent of and the limitations on this authority are defined in a constitution, which in the United States, also reserves certain powers to the people. It was such a system that many argued existed under the British Empire, whereas others insisted that a true "federal" system existed under the Articles. This latter group further argued that the Constitution of 1787 put too much power in the hands of the central government and hence created a national rather than a federal government.
System of government in which powers are divided and shared between different levels, e.g. national, state and local.
a political system that divides powers between the national and state governments
A system of government in which some powers are delegated to either national or state government, and other powers are shared between the two levels.
A union of states in which sovereignty is divided between a central authority and the member state authorities.
division of power between a strong central government and state governments.
one of two political concepts created by Greeks in the 4th century in an attempt to prevent war. It uses the idea that security can be gained through numbers. Greek leagues would band together and marshal their resources to defend themselves from outside interference. (p. 84)
the exact opposite of US Federalist movement, it meant the demand for provincial cities to rule themselves in defiance of the Republic. Examples include Lyons and Marseilles.
The distribution of legislative authority between a central government having jurisdiction over national issues and provincial governments having jurisdiction over regional issues, as established in the Constitution Act, 1867.
the sharing of powers and responsibilities between the country's government as a whole (the federal government) and individual state governments.
A government system that shares power between a central authority located in Canberra and state regional authorities.
Political federalism is a political philosophy in which a group or body of members are bound together (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. The term federalism is also used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces), Federalism is the system in which the power to govern is shared between the national & state governments, creating what is often called a federation. Proponents are often called federalists.
Federalism in the United States is the evolution of the relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States.