Executive Federalism noun
/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv ˈfɛd(ə)rəlɪz(ə)m/
PoliticsAn authoritarian form of federal republicanism advocating the substantial expansion of executive power, the preservation of a federal republican state, and the cultivation of a unified
civic national identity through state institutions,
education, and symbolism. Characterized by a strong elected presidency, selective state ownership of strategic industries, restrictions on political movements deemed hostile to the federal order, and an emphasis on national unity, civic discipline, and neoclassical architecture.
Origin: A modern political ideology synthesizing American federalist and republican traditions with elements of European
fascist and corporatist thought.
Otherwise known; American Fascism, Mickleyian Fascism.
"One can argue that, due to his corporatist economic policies,
Franklin Deleano
Roosevelt was an
Executive Federalist, or a believer in Executive Federalism"