Flatrock Academy Test 2 Practice

Federalism is about how sovereignty is shared between a national government and regional (state) governments. It describes a system where certain powers go to the national level, others to the states, and some are shared between both. This setup lets the national government handle nationwide matters like defense, money, and interstate issues, while states take care of local concerns such as education and policing, with opportunities for collaboration on issues that affect both levels. The idea is to balance authority and prevent too much power from concentrating in one place. The other options focus on individual branches or processes—executive power centralized in the President, direct voting on every law, or judicial interpretation of laws—none of which capture how authority is allocated between national and state governments.