Cooperative Federalism In The United States

The federal government is more of a “Marble Cake”. Federalism came from the meaning of federal. Federalism consists of the national government, the state government and the local government all having one central association of government. All through the history of the United States, time has changed the structure and nature of federalism. The Great Depression called for a more resilient hold between the national and state governments; it became known as cooperative federalism. This system of federalism is called the marble cake. It is given this name because everything is twirled together. With cooperative federalism, the state and national governments have roles that are done together and goals are accomplished as one entity.
The concept of who receives what money is the foundation of contemporary federalism, it began in 1964 and still relates to our government currently. It is also recognized as the fruit cake form of federalism. President Johnson was the principal president to form what is identified as creative federalism. However, the federal government sends money to the local government, which bypasses the state government. Next came the picket fence federalism by Terry Sanford. Followed by New Federalism, which was introduced by Richard Nixon, it created regional centers that would disperse money among state and local governments. An example of “Marble Cake” federalism is what is referred to as shared or common authority. This is when the United States Federal Government and the State Government both have the authority to control a certain activity. Income tax is a good example, both the states and the United States can levy an income tax.