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6 Types of federalism
Political scientists have described a number of varieties of federalism:
- Asymmetric federalism - members of the federation have varying amounts of power and responsibility
- Executive federalism - federalism conducted between the executive branch of states rather than the legislative, also known as administrative federalism
- Fiscal federalism - federalism involving the transfer of funds between levels of government
- Formal federalism - responsibilities delineated in a written constitution, also known as constitutional federalism
- Incongruent federalism - sub-units have differing cultures, languages, or religions.
- Intrastate federalism - local interest are directly represented in national institutions
7 See also
Federalism may also refer to the ideology of the (now defunct) United States Federalist Party.
