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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The principle of ____ stated that the federal government’s powers should be limited to those clearly assigned to it by the Constitution, and that all other powers should be in the control of the states’ governments.
A
Implied Powers
B
Federalism
C
States’ Rights
D
Constitutionalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Federalism is the theory of distributing power between national and state governments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Separation of Powers in the United States is associated with the Checks and Balances system. The Checks and Balances system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitution divided the Government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. That was an important decision because it gave specific powers to each branch and set up something called checks and balances.

Detailed explanation-4: -Federalism is the system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments; in the United States, both the national government and the state governments possess a large measure of sovereignty.

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