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What is federalism?

A system that makes the national government weak so that state governments can be strong

A system that gives the national government complete and absolute power

A system that divides power between the state and national governments

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Federalism is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system. Its distinctive feature, first embodied in the Constitution of the United States of 1789, is a relationship of parity between the two levels of government established.
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A system that divides power between the state and national governments is the meaning of federalism

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