The answer would be the geography of the country. Its mountain terrain and bodies of water created a boundary to each city-state. Each city-state created their own society. For example, Sparta had created a military society while Athens is the center of many intelligent people. Each city-state also has their worshipped specific gods, Aside from Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
War victory or even entrance into a war.
I think that the reason why Federal Government attempted to return domestic policy back to the states is because of efficiency.
It is more efficient to delegate powers to the states to deal with issues and conflicts within the states because state leaders can see firsthand on what these issues are and can immediately propose and act on solutions to resolve these issues.
There are 52 states in the U.S. of A and the Federal Government can only decide on laws that can be good for all. They can't individually monitor these states to see whether the laws are implemented as it should be. Thus, they need to delegate powers to the state to act in their behalf at the same time acting for the benefit of the people living in the state.
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The national tree of Ecuador is the Cinchona pubescens or Quina tree. This tree grows in the Podocarpus National Park in Ecuador
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