That would be an overstatement. The federal government does not hold all powers, there are certainly some powers that are reserved for state governments or local governments, and even some that are reserved for individuals. The term federal government means that there are lower levels of government (which in the United States are the 50 state governments) which have gotten together to form a larger government to which they all belong.
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The answer is Unitary government
The part of a government that holds power in a confederacy is the state government. The federal government has limited power in this government.
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The US federal government are the three branches that oversee the nation as a whole and connect the 50 states into one federation. Each state had authority in its own area. The federal government's duties and powers are listed in the first three articles of the constitution.The federal government is the government that manages the whole country's including, taxes and national security
An example of shared power in our government is our elections. Each state holds elections for federal positions like congress. Taxes is an another example since our state and federal taxes can sometimes fund the same project.