them. With the country being so large now, federalism comes into play perfectly, because without division of powers, no direct power could handle the needs of the people without states and their own governments to regulate things. Federalism is essential in running a proper democracy without having a centralized government with complete power.This theory worked, for the most part, in the U.S. for about 100 years, until the states started to gain more power, and the theory failed. The Constitution is a Federalist document in many ways, but by powers of the Amendments, the power has shifted quite evenly to the states and the government now. Alexander Hamilton received influence from many political philosophers, including Locke, and Rousseau, using their teachings in his idea. By doing this, he became a political philosopher in his own respect....
