Federalism in the united states was a compromise for how power should be distributed between the national and state governments has outlived its usefulness as a framework for american politics provides for strong state and local power compared to federal power is a system badly in need of repair grants the federal government a dominant position over the states in all areas except education

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u.s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.