The principle of federalism implies the sharing of power between the federal or national government as well as the state and local governments. The system of federalism affects the US government by dividing the same responsibilities between the federal and state governments (Option A is the correct one). As a result, someone in the US is subject to the laws of his/her city, his/her state and the federal government.
The correct answer is A) by dividing the same responsibilities between the federal and states governments.
<em>The principle of federalism affects the U.S. government by dividing the same responsibilities between the federal and states governments.
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The principle of federalism creates both separate and overlapping power for the federal and state governments. The principle of federalism means that federal and state governments share power. Federalism is based on democratic institutions. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wrote the Federalist papers that later were rejected by the anti-federalist. Federalism is the system of government where the Constitution divides sovereignty between central government authority and political units.
