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No. The states in a federation agree to be governed by the federal government, which (in representing them as a whole) typically achieves dominant status.
In a federal system, the state and national governments share power. Some authority is exclusive to the national government and some is reserved to the states and the people, but other powers (such as the right to tax) are concurrent, or shared by both entities.
Federalism is the principle that gives power to the state governments. The U.S. Constitution divides the powers between the states and the Federal government.
To ensure that one branch of government wouldn't hold all the power, the system of checks and balances was created.
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States hold the power
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Republic
A matriarchal system.
Yes. The American people decide who is allowed to hold what position in the federal government during elections.
Totalitarian states.
democracy The type of government system that the people rule and hold sovereign power is a republic.