The excerpt from Daniel Elazar’s American Federalism, speaks of the importance of having a symbiotic relationship between the national and state governments. The author contends that by allowing the regional authorities to have more power with funding and programs for their own territories, policies will operate with more efficiency and effectiveness. Likewise, the federal government will have more time and ability to tackle issues that exist in both internal and foreign atmospheres. The strongest feature of such a system is its capacity to create mechanisms and flexibilities that allow the different levels of leadership to operate smoothly even when the nation is faced with great dilemmas. Without central rule, each province would most likely
