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Federal Government
The separation of powers is the practice we use in the US national government to divide the national government's powers between the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) so that the national government cannot abuse its powers. Each branch has certain powers and is able to "check" the other branches' powers to keep the three branches equal or "balanced". This system is known as the system of checks and balances and it is used to guarantee the separation of powers.
divided between national govt and lower levels of govt.
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A government that divides power between the states and the national government
Federalism
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the legislative branch
Federalism is best described as a system in which both the states (or smaller governing entities) and the central government have a defined set of powers and interact with each other, neither dominating the other.
The U.S. Constitution specifies what the national government is allowed to do, and it states that any powers not granted to the national government therein are reserved to the states or the people.
The national government is obligated to support the state governments in case of an emergency in that state. The national government also should no infringe on state powers.It divides power between a National Government and State governments. The obligation of the National Government to protect the States against invasion.