Reading 1 Federalism What is federalism? Federalism is a system of government in which power is distributed or diffused between a central government and smaller political units. In the United States, there are three basic levels of government: federal, state and local.
The large majority of the tornadoes in the northern hemisphere spin counterclockwise (cyclonically), but about 1 in 100 tornadoes spin clockwise. Actually, it has little to do with being in the northern hemisphere, as tornadoes do not last long enough for the effects of Coriolis to impact it.
1 Answer 1. First, let's settle a terminology issue. Clockwise and counterclockwise (the latter being known as anticlockwise outside North America) refer to the motion of the hands of a clock as viewed by a person looking at the clock face-on. As led to some confusion elsewhere on this site, everything gets reversed if you look at the clock from behind.