In harriet's country, the ten provincial states that make up the nation hold the majority of power, with a small central government handling foreign policy and trade. harriet lives under a government best described as which of the selections listed below?

We can infer based on the description that harriet's country is under a federal form of government. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (such as states or provinces).