America has a federalist government, but what is federalism? How does it work? Is it good or bad? Federalism is used to assign duties, divid power, and keep the government just. First off, federalism is the division of power between the national government and the state governments. There are different types of federalism, including duel, cooperative, and regulated. Duel federalism is a strict division of power while cooperative federalism is when the national government encourages states to peruse nationally defined laws. Federalism is used to spilt the tasks of government between national and state governments. The federal government takes care of things like war and mail, while the states are in charge of licenses. Delegated powers are
