Which of the following describes federalism?

a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation

the idea that the US Constitution periodically can be updated or changed

the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with

a system that divides power between national and state governments

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Moshe Middleton

Geography

25 December, 10:22

Which of the following describes federalism?

a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation

the idea that the US Constitution periodically can be updated or changed

the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with

a system that divides power between national and state governments

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Juliana Ellis · Answer 1

Federalism is the separation of national and regional governments, such as the separation of the federal, central government and the state governments in the US.

So the correct answer is:

a system that divides power between national and state governments