Chapter 3: Federalism

Chapter Outline

Federalism Shapes American Politics

• Federalism Comes from the Constitution

The Definition of Federalism Has Changed Radically

• Federalism under the "Traditional System" Gave Most Powers to the States
• The Court Paved the Way for the End of the "Traditional System"
• The End of the "Traditional System" Gave Way to the Rise of Cooperative Federalism
• FDR's New Deal Remade the Government
• Changing Court Interpretations of Federalism Helped Roosevelt's New Deal
• Cooperative Federalism Pushes States to Achieve National Goals
• National Standards Have Been Advanced through Federal Programs
• New Federalism Means More State Control
• There Is No Simple Answer to Finding the Right National-State Balance

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