federalism
Federalism is a form of government that allows for a ruler to lead the nation, but also for several smaller governments to rule different states or territories so that no single person has too much power and the country is stronger and organized more easily. To explain, the leader of the U.S. is the president. The U.S. has 50 states, each of which has its own governor who leads the state. Within the state, each town or city has a mayor. So, the government is spread from high level to lower in order to keep things in better control.
States also have powers reserved to them. This division of powers does overlap and sometimes leads to problems such as what happened with the response to Hurricane Katrina between the state and federal government
States also have powers reserved to them. This division of powers does overlap and sometimes leads to problems such as what happened with the response to Hurricane Katrina between the state and federal government