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A) gave congress the power to control trade between states. B) gave more power to the states than to the national government. C) provided for a system of courts and judges. D) provided for a president or other officer to head the government.
A government that divides power between the states and the national government
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.
Power is divided between the national and state governmentsPower is divided between the national and state governments.
Because the states preexisted the national government and did not want to give up their powers.
The delegates settled on a federal form of government instead of a system in which power was not divided between state and national government because they believed that it provided for a much stronger national government with a chief executive (the president), courts, and taxing powers.
A) gave congress the power to control trade between states. B) gave more power to the states than to the national government. C) provided for a system of courts and judges. D) provided for a president or other officer to head the government.
Federal Government
Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between a central, national government and regional governments, typically states or provinces. This division allows for both levels of government to have their own areas of authority while also sharing some powers. The Constitution outlines the distribution of powers in a federal system of government.
divided between national govt and lower levels of govt.
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Federalism
federal
the legislative branch
A government that divides power between the states and the national government
federal
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.