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Evolving Federalism
Pre-Class Assignment
09 May 4, 2004

Federalism by definition is the division of power between a central government and its participating members. How that power is divided is the subjective aspect of federalism that was before the framers of the United States. Through compromise and necessity the seeds for a strong central government were planted alongside already strong state governments. Over time the seeds for strong central government grew; wars, economic fluctuations and national growth established a strong central government. As America's idea of federalism changed the central government grew more powerful, the state's government gave more power away, and local governments were established. In American Intergovernmental Relations, Laurence O'Toole cites Harry Scheiber five stages of federalism to identify three key terms of federalism in the U.S as "dual federalism," "cooperative federalism," and "creative federalism." According to Scheiber the......

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