Federalism. The system that divides power between the national government and the state government is called the "Federal System."
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A national government and state governments
To limit the power of the federal government
The Government book says Federal system
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The federal government is the government that splits the power between the central government and states. There are three main branches of this government and they are the legislative, the judicial and the executive branch.
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.