reserved powers
The purpose of the constitution was to link the states into a stronger national or federal government.
The national government balances the power of the states.
a bicameral legislative body
It's article four
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 answer is yes. The US system is a Federal system. It depends on both states and the National governments to form the Federal Government. The states ratified and created the National government thru the US Constitution. The National Government is obligated by the US Constitution to protect the states and continue the states. Each citizen of the USA is a citizen of a state and the National government. In the USA system (our system) neither the states nor the National government can exist without the other level of government. All levels of government exist by the just consent of the governed (the people).
The national government represents all states.
Article IV
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article IV
reserved powers
Article IV