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Federal system in the United States of America: its origins. How it functions. Evaluation of federal system to its efficiency and contribution to the democratic governance. I think to write about federalism will be reasonable to know what federalism is. Federalism is the system in which a constitution divides powers between the national government and state governments so that neither level of government derives its powers from the other level”. There is to be several important features to be defined as a federal system of governance: ü There must be more than one level of government on the same citizens and on the same territory. ü Each government must have it’s own authority and sphere of power. ü State government can not abolish the acts of the federal and wise verse . I n my opinion American political system conforms to all these features: ü American system composed of national government and governments of 50 states. ü The Constitution of the United States establishes certain powers to be shared between state and national governments. ü State governments can not abolish national government. I believe that the guestion of American federalism originates from the ratification of the Constit