Civics 101 – Episode 60: Federalism
Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration
Each podcast episode of Civics 101 gives listeners a basic, non-partisan, topical reintroduction to how the U.S. government works. The history of the topic, as well as connections to current news events, is explored.
Episode 60: “What is Federalism? Who uses it? Why do we separate our powers between the states and the national government, and what are the benefits and challenges of such a system?”
Listen to podcast (16:20): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep60
Transcript included.
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