Federalism
Federalism is the mixed system of government, combining a central government with regional governments in a single political system. By combining the various states into the general central government, the power of the national government increased making it strong enough to deliver
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With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850.
