Dual Federalism vs. Cooperative Federalism
...sm the national level and state level have jurisdictional boundaries that separate powers and responsibilities between these two governments. This form of federalism fell out after the Great Depression, because its’ views were only represented by the original 13 colonies and not the remaining 37 states. This form of federalism restricted the role of the national government and gave birth to a new form of government, cooperative federalism in 1933. This theory overlapped state and national responsibilities by sharing these powers between one another. Cooperative federalism gave the national level power to develop a plan to access the need of the people while still protecting their interests at the state level. These two forms of government interpret the Constitution differently, and today in the 21st century cooperative federalism balances federal and state power through the supremacy clause and the 10 amendment. The Constitution was written for the people and has been a foundation for this country built and improved upon by many political leaders. Through the balance of federal and state our government has been able to cooperate and avoid abused, through the use of separation of powers and checks and balances. The separation of powers established three independent branches the executive, the legislative, and the judicial system, which issued authority to each individual branch. This was created to avoid monarc...