One influence for this system was the governance structure of the Iroquois League: five individual groups of Native Americans who joined together for their common defense. It was extremely unusual for so many individual entities ( the 13 colonies) to consider uniting within a structure that would allow them to retain their autonomy, and Benjamin Franklin, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, had admired the polity of the Iroquois League for decades.
sustainability
State governments have some powers that the federal government does not have.
The national government, not the state governments.
The 2nd level in the United States of America's federal government system is state governments. Though state governments are sovereign from the federal government, they are considered to be part of it.
A national government and state governments
federal
The national government, not the state governments.
The national government, not the state governments.
Federal System
a central government and local governments
powers are shared between state and federal governments
It doesn't quite work that way. The States and their people ARE the government, and they have allowed the Federal government to do a very few things like regulate sales of items between and among the States, provide a military to protect all of the States, and to mint money.
A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and state and local governments. The Constitution of the United States established the federal system, also known as federalism. Under federalism, each level of government has sovereignty in some areas and shares powers in other areas. For example, both the federal and state governments have the power to tax. Only the federal government can declare war.