How is Federalism a compromise?

The alternatives tend to be the unitary or authoritarian state on one side of the equation and the EU or the Articles of Confederation in pre-Constitutional America. In the former what ever passes on the national level is pretty much the law. read more

Federalism is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of both systems. In a federal system, power is shared by the national and state governments. The Constitution designates certain powers to be the domain of a central government, and others are specifically reserved to the state governments. read more

Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system. read more

Federalism acts as a break on the lack of power and the lack of control the state as a whole can feel while maintaining enough power for those matters which are absolutely necessary for the nation to continue to hold together while allowing experimentation in the States in America, the provinces in Canada and so forth. read more

Federalism can be seen a compromise between the extreme concentration of power and a loose confederation of independent states for governing a variety of people usually in a large expanse of territory. Federalism has the virtue of retaining local pride, traditions and power, while allowing a central government that can handle common problems. read more

The alternatives tend to be the unitary or authoritarian state on one side of the equation and the EU or the Articles of Confederation in pre-Constitutional America. read more