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Federalism as a safeguard against centralized power concentration

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Federalism is one of the oldest institutional designs to prevent the concentration of power: the United States’ Constitution, crafted in 1787, deliberately split authority between the federal government and states, a model now used by over 20 countries.

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Imagine a company where one person holds every key decision—would you expect fair outcomes? Federalism ensures no single government holds all the keys.