What specific powers and responsibilities are granted to the federal and state governments? How does our process of government keep these separate governing entities in balance? To answer these questions and more, this chapter traces the origins, evolution, and functioning of the American system of federalism, as well as its advantages and disadvantages for citizens.
Chapter 3 - American Federalism. An audiobook production of American Government 3e, an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an introduction to US government and civics, and is used widely in college-level Political Science courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA). Text available for free at https://openstax.org. Narrated by Brian Barrick and Sarah Arya (
[email protected]).
🎧 PODCAST LINKS:
• Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cCP7mM
• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ShUeJt
• Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3bmYA1f
• YouTube Playlist: http://bit.ly/3u1K4BX
⏳ TIME STAMPS:
0:00:00 - Welcome
0:00:37 - Introduction
0:02:40 - The Division of Powers (3.1)
0:35:26 - The Evolution of American Federalism (3.2)
1:05:13 - Intergovernmental Relationships (3.3)
1:23:46 - Competitive Federalism Today (3.4)
1:38:44 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism (3.5)
1:47:13 - Credits
📝 LICENSE INFORMATION:
This is an audio adaptation of American Government 3e by OpenStax. Access for free at openstax.org. Some editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience. The audio from this project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-SA-4.0). The video portion only of this project includes some licensed components and is not covered under the Creative Commons license.
The intro and outro music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar (CC-BY-SA). [https://bit.ly/jahzzarsong]
📧 CONNECT:
You can contact the producer of this project by emailing
[email protected]
🤝 SPECIAL THANKS:
The funding for this project was provided by CC-ECHO (California Consortium for Equitable Change in Hispanic Serving Institutions Open Educational Resources). You can learn more about CC-ECHO at https://www.hancockcollege.edu/ccecho.
The contents of this audiobook were developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.