federalism
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Federalism requires that state governments be viewed as parallel, not subordinate, to the federal government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Federalism underlies our environmental statutes, with the Environmental Protection Agency first setting a baseline standard, and then states implementing those rules in an expressly reserved role if they so choose.
From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023
Federalism is where power is more equally divided between central and regional governments.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
The Senate Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism was set to hold a public hearing on the amendment Tuesday.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2023
For those at the time it meant that Hamilton became a martyr to the dying cause of Federalism and Burr became the most despised national leader since Benedict Arnold.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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