Cooperative Federalism Philosophy

Philosophy of Federalism Federalism is the division of powers between federal and state governments. The federal governmental powers are clearly defined by the Constitution. Federalism was created so that the federal government would not have too much power. There are three specific kinds of federalism philosophies: dual federalism, hierarchal federalism, and cooperative federalism. The federal government and the state government share powers but they also each have their individual powers. Federalism was active since the constitution and today we still use federalism. Dual federalism is an agreement between the federal and state government where it has been clearly stated each of their powers where state government can practice their power without interference of the federal government. Dual federalism was used by the American republic roughly through the years 1789 through 1945. In 1937 during Roosevelt’s presidency, signaled the near end of dual federalism since new deals were decided by the supreme court due to modernization, industrialization, and conditions due to the great depression surrounded the federal government created an overlap between state and …show more content…
We as a nation have gone through several different types of federalism such as dual federalism, which was when the constitution was made until our second world war, we’ve also had cooperative federalism, which we had during the 1930s through the 1970s. Hierarchal federalism which was just the federal government is above the state government or any other form of government. We also had progressive federalism which was adopted by the Obama administration and it gave state governments powers that were meant for the federal government like making stricter rules for car emissions. Federalism is a very strong part of our nation because is what keeps our government strong and