Since the signing of the Constitution, the division of power in the United States has been based on sharing power between the national government and individual state governments. This is known as federalism.

Let's take a look at how power is distributed in the United States:

In addition, the national government and state governments share the following powers:

In order to carry out these duties, the national government and individual state goverments are divided into areas. Each area is given a duty to perform.