2021 AP Government Prep with Paul Sargent #1 | Reviewing the Constitution and Federalism

Federalism is one of the basic principles of our U.S. Constitution but a complex concept to understand.  When the Framers created the Constitution they not only established a system of checks and balances to separate power within the national government, they also divided authority between state and national governments.

This Homework Help narrative explores the history of the Founding of the U.S. and the reasons why federalism was created as an important part of our constitutional system. The video challenges viewers to consider this question: why we have a system with local, state, and federal laws?