federalism

Federalism The Constitution of the United States calls for a federalist system of government. This means that power is divided in the United States between the national and the state levels of government. Both national and state governments have the ability to make laws and policies in the United States, and since there are fifty states, there is a large potential policy variance from state to state. [how much if any do we want to …

…to arise concerning policy making in a federal system. Recently the issue of national school standards has been raised as a means to ensure primary and secondary students have the necessary skills and knowledge to move from one grade to the next. While few question the goal of improving school and education quality, many are concerned with the federal government imposing standards on a policy area that has traditionally been the responsibility of the states.