The federal system divides the government to the federal governments and smaller governments (the state & local governments for the United States). It is also a indirect democracy in how it goes about passing laws, electing officials to do the bidding of the people.
<em>In the ratification debate, the Anti-Federalists opposed to the Constitution. They complained that the new system threatened liberties, and failed to protect individual rights. ... One faction opposed the Constitution because they thought stronger government threatened the sovereignty of the states.</em>
