Medicaid and Federalism

Jennifer Robinson

POL 201 - American National Government

Instructor: Jennifer Stephens

July 29, 2013

In a nation with a rich history such as ours, it is not hard to believe that we tend to disagree from time to time. We live in a country where our politicians argue like brothers and sisters on a Monday and by Thursday, they are shaking hands and laughing like the best of pals. That is the America we know and love. One of the causes for some of our nation's biggest disagreements stems from federalism. Levin-Waldman describes federalism as, "a governmental system whereby power and authority are shared by national and state governments, with ultimate authority derived from the people (2012). States what to be granted more power over its people and...