In general, after you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should understand the following:

• the definition of federalism and why it divides powers between one national and several state governments
• how the federal system was created by the Framers
• the allocation of the powers of government
• the evolution and development of federalism
• the changing nature of federalism and how the Supreme Court plays a major role in those changes

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