Thought question: A disagreement between states of the United States concerning the rights of states vs. the authority of the national government led to the Civil War. State governments were forced by war into a subservient position. What might happen if national governments ceded their authority to a world government by international treaty? (Counts 20% of your lesson grade.)

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Caroline Butler

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9 May, 04:15

Thought question: A disagreement between states of the United States concerning the rights of states vs. the authority of the national government led to the Civil War. State governments were forced by war into a subservient position. What might happen if national governments ceded their authority to a world government by international treaty? (Counts 20% of your lesson grade.)

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Julianne Hanson · Answer 1

Federalism is the distribution of power between the federal government and state ... over the balance of power between national and state governments ... to act directly on behalf of the people with the authority granted to it by the national ... powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.