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The Pros And Cons Of Federalism

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After becoming victorious in their great war against the Britain, the American colonies won their independence from England.
The thirteen colonies became thirteen states forming a league so they could work together.
Their system of government was described in a document called the Articles of Confederation.
In this system, the state governments possessed most of the power and the national government was very weak.
Forming the US Constitution so that national and state governments could share power.
Since the signing of the Constitution, the division of power in the United States has been based on sharing power between the national government and individual state government, known as federalism.
Federalist, Alexander Hamilton believed in a
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