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GOVERNMENT 2

1. Define federalism and discuss how it relates to national and state sovereignty. What are

the similarities and differences between today’s version of federalism and the federalism

that was established in 1787?

Federalism is basically a system of government that advocates for the constitutional division

of sovereignty between the national government that is a centrally governing authority and the

state governments which are constituent political units. This means power is divided between the

states and the national government (Patterson, 2013). It was instituted as a better system of

government because the national government cannot exhaustively address the issues facing

citizens on the ground while a state government is closer to the people and is thus more effective

because it can come up with solutions that are tailor-made for the specific state (Patterson, 2013).

Today’s version of federalism is definitely different when compared to that which was

established in 1787 in that contemporary federalism is characterized by devolution where most

power has been shifted to the states from the national government; fiscal federalism where state

programs are run using federal funds; categorical and block grants, state rights, competitive and

coercive federalism among others while that of the historical perspective was characterized by

dual federalism where state power was separated completely from national power; cooperative

federalism where there were shared responsibilities among the local levels of leadership, the state

and national government at large. Last but not least. Both the historical and contemporary

federalism were about the separation or division of responsibilities between the national and state

governments, and they also have the same policies over policies like transportation and taxation

(Patterson, 2013). Also, in both eras, the state government is accountable for local matters as per

the specific state while the federal government deals with matters of overall national interest like

the military, police protection among others (Patterson, 2013).

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Running head: GOVERNMENT Government Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Title Date GOVERNMENT 2 1. Define federalism and discuss how it relates to national and state sovereignty. What are the similarities and differences between today’s version of federalism and the federalism that was established in 1787? Federalism is basically a system of government that advocates for the constitutional division of sovereignty between the national government that is a centrally governing authority and the state governments which are constituent political units. This means power is divided between the states and the national government (Patterson, 2013). It was instituted as a better system of government because the national government cannot exhaustively address the issues facing citizens on the ground while a state government is closer to the people and is thus more effective because it can come up with solutions that are tailor-made for the specific state (Patterson, 2013). Today’s version of federalism is definitely different when compared to that which was established in 1787 in that contemporary federalism is characterized by devolution where most power has been shifted to the states from the national government; fiscal federalism where state programs are run using federal funds; categorical and block grants, state rights, competitive and coercive federalism among others while that of the historical perspective was characterized by dual federalism where state power was ...
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