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 ^[1]

Transcript included.

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