MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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national laws must be passed by both houses of Congress
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powers are divided between state and national government
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the states are guaranteed a republican form of government
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the President is selected by the Electoral College
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Detailed explanation-1: -Federalism in the United States is the constitutional division of power between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States. Since the founding of the country, and particularly with the end of the American Civil War, power shifted away from the states and toward the national government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The division of power between the national and state governments is federalism. States have authority within their boundaries while the national authority extends across all the states. The roots of federalism date back to the revolutionary period.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Federal” means that there is both a national government and governments of the 50 states. A “republic” is a form of government in which the people hold power, but elect representatives to exercise that power.
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.