Question

To reassure people that the new government would not be too powerful, the framers of the Constitution created a

limited government with divided powers—power divided between the national and state governments and the federal government shared power between 3 branches.


limited government shared 3 ways between the local, the state, and national level


unlimited government; all power held by the federal government.


limited government with divided powers—all power divided equally between the states

Answer 1

limited government with divided powers—power divided between the national and state governments and the federal government shared power between 3 branches.

Answer 2

Answer is:
limited government with divided powers—power divided between the national and state governments and the federal government shared power between 3 branches

The Framers only gave the Federal Government certain powers, guaranteeing the rest to the states and to the people. Further, it prevented any one arm of the federal government from becoming too powerful by dividing the federal government between 3 equally powerful branches.