federalism to american democracy

The word “federalism” does not
appear anywhere in the Constyitution, but the idea is one of the most
important in American government. Read this week’s assignment in the
Constitution, Article I, sections 8-10, and Wehle, How to Read the Constitution and Why,
pp. 207-216. Then in about 100 of your own words, explain what
federalism is and why it is important to American democracy. Do not plagiarize.