Does any one know what federalism is?

Question

Plain english would be nice, nothing really complicated.

Answer 1

At the core, political federalism is a political philosophy in which a group or body of members are bound together (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head.


yes !!!!!!!!!first one to answer!!!!

so in plain english seversl groups form together to make an organization or work together, like the united nations, or the united states...(although the usa isn't really a federalist union anymore, after the civil war, it was prettty much established that no state could leave on their own free will, before it was always a possibility)

Answer 2

Way back when, there was somewhat of a political battle between 2 groups- the federalists and the non-federalists (very original, I know). The federalists were for Big Government, for mostly government control. The nonfederalists wanted state control so the big central gov't wouldn't have so much power, they wanted more of a gov't by the people

Answer 3

When a government uses a federalist system, it means that there's one person at the head of it making final decisions. In the case of the EU, for example, you have reps from each country, but in the end, one rep makes the final decision. It's kind of argued over whether it's the best system for the EU because it tends to dissolve sovereignty of each country, as opposed to intergovermentalism, where you still have a group of reps from each country, but in order to pass a law or treaty or something you need a unanimous decision from all reps. This way they get to respect what their countries want, as opposed to the potential chance that they'll be overridden.

Answer 4

Federalism is a view of how government should be run. Federalism believes there should be a strong federal government. The anti-federalist papers were written by founding fathrs who didn't want a strong federal government; they wanted most of th epwer to belong to the states.

Answer 5

A system of government in which power is divided between a national (federal) government and various regional governments. The U.S. is an example as we have judical, executive, and legislative branches at the local, state, and national level. I hope that helped. Have a GrEaT HoLiDaY!!
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Answer 6

i don't know why are you asking me

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