Chapter 4: Federalism What is Federalism? Federalism is the way we divide power between the central, national government, and the regional state governments.
SSCG1 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the political philosophies that shaped the development of United States constitutional government. ◦
Limited government ◦ Government has to follow the rules too ◦ Prevents government from getting too much power Representative government ◦ People have.
Federalism Chapter 2 Prepared by Teresa Nevárez, El Paso Community College © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc.
