After the war, the people saw a need for a strong national government. At the same time, they did not want to take away all power from the states. This problem was solved by creating Federalism, which means that power is divided between the national government and the state governments. The people have the power to elect national and state officials. The national government has the power to deal with national issues. The states have the power over many local matters. As written in the Costitution, only the federal government can coin money or declare a war. Also, it can regulate trade between states and with other countries. However, the states have the power over local governments and schools, to regulate trade within their borders, and they can decide who votes in state elections. Also, the Constitution says that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states. This happened to be a very useful law for

Also, to keep the government from becoming too powerful, the people came up with a new system called separation of powers. It meant creating three branches of govermnemt. Each branch would have its own power. The first branch is called Legislative (Congress). It is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Under the Constitution, voters in each state elect members of the House of Representatives which represent the interests of ordinary people. At first, the Constitution said that senators were to be chosen by state legislatures. It was changed. Today, senators are elected in the sam way as House members. Congress has the power to collect taxes, it can regulate foreign and interstate trade, and has the right to declare war and support armies. Also, it can override President's veto, approves treaties and presidential appointments, impeach and remove President and other high officials.

The third branch is called Judicial. It is made up of Supreme Court and other federal courts. The Supreme Court and other federal courts hear cases that involve any laws passed by Congress. Also, their job is to interpret laws written in the Constitution. They can declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional.

ent powers are shared by federal government and the states. It means that both can raise taxes, set up a system of courts, and the power to pass laws. In case of any dissagreements between federal govern

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