The Role Of Federalism In Shay's Rebellion

American federalism offers a solution to fears that the people will only be ruled by majorities from different regions that contained different interests and values. In the past America was run by the Articles of Confederation but it was not strong enough to hold the nation together. Under the loose Articles of Confederation, the national and state government was unable to maintain order. After the Revolution, Americans mounted debt from purchasing goods from other countries. To solve this problem the states would tax their citizens and this caused many people to go into bankruptcy. When Shay’s Rebellion happened people started realizing that by having a less powerful national government, it created many problems within the states and it also demonstrated the importance to maintain domestic order. The framers of the constitution created a federal government that replaced the weak confederation with a more powerful national government.
The founders had four main political principles which establish a revolutionary new political order.
They included republicanism, federalism, separation of powers and checks and balances. By having these things, it gave the national government more control over the states than it had before and it would allow the national government to handle problems more efficiently without anymore unnecessary rebellions. One of the key points in the constitution is federalism. Federalism is the division of power between a central government and its regional units. Normally there are two representations of federalism: dual federalism and cooperative federalism. Dual federalism gave more power to the states and says that the powers of the national government should be interpreted
narrowly.