States and the federal government have both exclusive powers and concurrent powers. There is an ongoing negotiation over the balance of power between the two levels.
Federalism describes the system of shared governance between national and state governments.
The states and the federal government have both exclusive and concurrent powers, which help to explain the negotiation over the balance of power between them.
The federal government can encourage the adoption of policies at the state-level through federal aid programs.
The governments are different because state government only has power over the particular state. Federal government has power over the whole country. Hope this helps
