This reading guide can be used to support reading Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton's essay, Federalism, from the America at 250 Civic Toolkit.
In this essay, Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton explores federalism, the Constitution’s system for dividing power between the national government and the states. Far from being an answer, federalism is an ongoing question: which issues should be handled locally, which should be handled nationally, and when should the two levels work together? Judge Sutton traces how this balance has shifted from the founding era to the present, showing how federalism creates a constant dialogue between different sources of authority.
