The History of Federalism

Many early U.S. Supreme Court decisions, such as McCulloch v. Maryland, established the rights of power between federal and state governments.

The Dred Scott Decision questioned the authority of the federal government over individual states in dealing with the issue of slavery.

America functioned under dual federalism until the federal government increased influence after the Civil War.

Cooperative federalism is a concept in which national, state and local governments interact cooperatively to solve common problems.