Section 3
The History of Federalism
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Early U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Many early U.S. Supreme Court decisions, such as McCulloch v. Maryland, established the rights of power between federal and state governments.
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Federalism and the Civil War: The Dred Scott Decision and Nullification
The Dred Scott Decision questioned the authority of the federal government over individual states in dealing with the issue of slavery.
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Dual Federalism: From the Civil War to the 1930s
America functioned under dual federalism until the federal government increased influence after the Civil War.
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The New Deal: Cooperative Federalism and the Growth of the National Government
Cooperative federalism is a concept in which national, state and local governments interact cooperatively to solve common problems.