American federalism has 50 state
governments that are joined together under
one national government
Intergovernmental Relations
The interactions between the separate governmental agencies.
Dual Federalism
A system of government in
which both the states and the
national government remain
supreme within their own
spheres, each responsible for
some policies
Cooperative Federalism
A system of
government in which
powers and policy
assignments are
shared between
states and the
national government
Fiscal Federalism
The pattern of spending
taxing and providing grants in
the federal system,
Bill of Rights
Tenth Amendment
To ensure that the
government's power does
not grow beyond the people.