Advantages and Disadvantage

Alexis de Tocqueville

There are many advantages to a federalist system.
• Public policy can be both tailored for local needs, as well providing guidance for issues that relate to the country as a whole.

There are many disadvantages to a federalist system.
• There can be inequalities between states.
• There can be policy gaps between the Federal and state governments.
• There can be endless conflict between the Federal and state systems as to who shall dominate a specific area of policy.