FEDERALISM
federalism. The legal relationship and distribution of power between the national and
regional governments within a federal system of government.
cooperative federalism.Distribution of power between the federal government and the states
in which each recognizes the powers of the other while jointly engaging in certain governmental
functions. [Cases: States 4.19. C.J.S. States ยง 28.]
our federalism.See OUR FEDERALISM.[Blacks Law 8th]