Federalism Chapter 3 ? the relationship between state & national government The Basic Idea Power is shared between STATE & FEDERAL Gov?ts The Federal Gov?t was designed to have slightly more power than state gov?ts, and it has evolved since 1789 to hold a major advantage over states (enumerated powers > reserved powers) Aside from the Constitution, the Federal Gov?t also hold tremendous power over states b/c of their ?power of the purse? serves as an extra system of checks Copyright?? 2009Cengage Learning * The Flow of Power in 3 Systems of Gov?t * Copyright?? 2009Cengage Learning * Powers of State Governments According to the Tenth Amendment, all powers that were not delegated to the national government belong to the STATES