Federalism is the constitutional division of power between the US state governments and the national government, also known as the federal government. By design, the US has different levels of government, ranging from the smallest areas of the country to the entire United States of America. In this episode of Things Explained, we discuss the powers given to federal, state, and local governments and how they impact each other.

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