Federalism
American History Period 4
Federalism
Governments are a big part of many societies. There are many forms of governments and they are changing constantly to meet the proper needs of its people and to help things function as best possible. The United States, in the late 1700’s was doing just this. The United States Constitution was ratified by its ninth state and took effect on June 11th, 1788. This Constitution created a new type of government known as federalism. Federalism is a political system in which power is shared between the national government and the state governments. The United States included the system of federalism in the Constitution for important reasons and there were powers that were granted and/or shared to the governments involved.
There was much reason to including federalism in The United States Constitution. Madison had put forth The Virginia Plan that was bicameral, favored the larger states, and favored the national government. William Paterson put forth The New Jersey Plan. It was unicameral, favored the small states, and favored state governments. Each plan was reasonable but would not suit every state and most likely cause much outrage from either the small states or the large states. That’s when The Great Compromise was created. This included a bicameral legislature, The Senate, and The House of Representatives. The Senate would equally represent every state, keeping the smaller states satisfied. The House of Representatives would represent the population keeping the larger states satisfied. This compromise created the system known as federalism. Federalism dispersed the power just right so that for the most part things ran smoothly and both the larger states and the small states were happy. This happened properly by giving powers to specific governments.
Powers were granted and/or shared to governments. There were two main governments and these consisted of The National Government and the
Federalism
Governments are a big part of many societies. There are many forms of governments and they are changing constantly to meet the proper needs of its people and to help things function as best possible. The United States, in the late 1700’s was doing just this. The United States Constitution was ratified by its ninth state and took effect on June 11th, 1788. This Constitution created a new type of government known as federalism. Federalism is a political system in which power is shared between the national government and the state governments. The United States included the system of federalism in the Constitution for important reasons and there were powers that were granted and/or shared to the governments involved.
There was much reason to including federalism in The United States Constitution. Madison had put forth The Virginia Plan that was bicameral, favored the larger states, and favored the national government. William Paterson put forth The New Jersey Plan. It was unicameral, favored the small states, and favored state governments. Each plan was reasonable but would not suit every state and most likely cause much outrage from either the small states or the large states. That’s when The Great Compromise was created. This included a bicameral legislature, The Senate, and The House of Representatives. The Senate would equally represent every state, keeping the smaller states satisfied. The House of Representatives would represent the population keeping the larger states satisfied. This compromise created the system known as federalism. Federalism dispersed the power just right so that for the most part things ran smoothly and both the larger states and the small states were happy. This happened properly by giving powers to specific governments.
Powers were granted and/or shared to governments. There were two main governments and these consisted of The National Government and the