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Why is federalism called a dual government system​

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This theory states that authority between the two levels of U.S. government, national and state, could be treated equally, live together equally, and hold roughly equal authority. Dual federalism has been nicknamed 'layer-cake federalism', since it imagines an obvious separation between state and federal duties.

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