None more than this great nation needs.
And always remember the government is here to serve the people, not the people here to serve the government. And like President Ronald Reagan said "The most feared words are I'm from the government and I'm here to help you".
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The states would have too much power.
The delegates settled on a federal form of government instead of a system in which power was not divided between state and national government because they believed that it provided for a much stronger national government with a chief executive (the president), courts, and taxing powers.
The system of check and balances limit the government's power. No one branch can gain too much power, and everything has to go through all three branches in order to be apporved.
A national government governs a whole country. Local government is just responsible for a part of a country, like a town council or a regional council. They do not have as much power as the government and only deal with issues within their particular regions.
the national gov. had too much power in some areas and the states had to much power in others. for example, the states had the power to print their own currency, which led to confusion for travelers because they had to stop and trade one states coins for anothers.