US FEDERALISIM Flashcards

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steps to federalisim

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  1. Divide sovereignty geographically
    - created one national government
    - preserved the colonies constitution and turned the colonies into states with their own regional governments

2 . allocate powers
- keep powers national (military), state (taxation)

3 . link levels together
- the balance of powers
- federal institution

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federalisim constructed to link powers and sovel dsputes

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Federalism requires a writen constitution to create legislative and financial powers between them.

The written constitution requires a constitutional court, called the high btg court, to settle disputes on how the fundamental law should be interpreted.

Federalism also needs institutions that link the two levels of government, enabling cooperation and coordination between Australian governments

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